AQW 48478/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 07/09/2015
Answered On Date: 04/11/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of new and established Social Enterprises that have received support through Invest Northern Ireland’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme since its inception, broken down by constituency.

Answer:

Invest NI’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) ran from January 2013 until July 2015. During that time 253 new and established groups from the community and voluntary sectors have participated on the programme. The breakdown of groups by Parliamentary Constituency Area (PCA) is as follows:

PCA	Groups that received SEP support	PCA	Groups that received SEP support
Belfast North	21	North Antrim	10
Belfast South	24	Foyle	17
Belfast East	11	East Londonderry	14
Belfast West	31	Mid Ulster	17
Lagan Valley	13	Fermanagh & South Tyrone	11
North Down	6	Newry & Mourne	27
South Down	8	West Tyrone	14
South Antrim	3	Upper Bann	4
East Antrim	16	Strangford	6