£11.1m DSD money for City of Culture

THE only Minister to bid for new capital monies for UK City of Culture 2013 - Social Development Minister Alex Attwood - says the Executive has allocated £5m in each of the years 2011-12 and 2012-13 from Invest to Save funds.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Mar 2011, 14:50 BST

The Minister said he also intended providing at least £1.1m in resource monies through Ilex towards Londonderry’s year in the cultural spotlight.

SDLP MLA Pól Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Development what support his Department intended providing for Londonderry City of Culture 2013.

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He advised: “I was the only Minister who bid for new capital monies for the City of Culture 2013 and the Executive has provisionally allocated £5 million in each of the years 2011-12 and 2012-13 from Invest to Save funds.

“My Department also anticipates providing at least £1.1 million resource monies through Ilex towards City of Culture 2013.

“Departmental officials are engaging with a number of bodies including Ilex Urban Regeneration Company and Derry City Council to develop proposals for City of Culture projects.

“My intended financial support for Derry-Londonderry City of Culture 2013 is of course dependant on final decisions taken by the Executive in terms of the budget.”