AQW 9773/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 05/11/2020
Answered On Date: 24/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on their commitments to building a united and shared society through the Together: Building a United Community Strategy.

Answer:

There has been significant progress to date in delivering the T:BUC Strategy including its headline actions.

Over 20,000 young people have taken part in 570 T:BUC Camps and five Urban Villages have been established. Five Shared Education Campuses have been approved and are in progress. 10 shared neighbourhoods, providing 483 new homes, have been completed, meeting the target set in the T:BUC Strategy. Over 5,600 young people have participated in the Peace4Youth programme. Approximately 2,700 young people have engaged with the Uniting Communities through Sport and Creativity Programme, while the number of interface barriers has been reduced by 14.

Within TEO, the Central Good Relations Fund has provided funding of £15m since 2016, supporting over 460 projects, while a further £3m is distributed annually through the District Council Good Relations Programme. These key good relations programmes deliver against the four key priorities of the T:BUC Strategy.