AQW 43085/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 24/03/2026
Answered On Date: 01/04/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether he will provide a copy of any guidance produced by his Department or any of its arms-length bodies, that requires all exhibitions and presentations funded by public money to include fact based interpretive text; and (ii) any steps he will take ensure USA NI 250 exhibitions acknowledge that some individuals highlighted as part of that project may have been slave owners or traders, or used their position to support slavery.

Answer:

No specific guidance has been produced, and exhibitions and presentations are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the host organisation.

The Department recognises the autonomy of those organisations hosting exhibitions in determining their operational and interpretive approaches.