AQW 28209/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what conversations he has had with local councils to promote and support local businesses; and (ii) what contribution his Department has had in terms of local council regulations relating to trading licences and fees for local businesses.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 18 January 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 18 January 2022
- Answer due by
- 2 February 2022
- Answered
- 8 February 202221 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I have had a number of conversations with local councils to promote and support local businesses.
Funding provided to Invest NI through my Department's Economic Recovery Action Plan (ERAP) is supporting Council NI in a collaborative piece of research, and individual pieces of research to review the current start up support and the plans for post 2023, when LED2 funds end.