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AQW 37656/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the £200,000 allocated to Newtownards Library, announced in his statement to the Assembly on 2 June 2025, has been used.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 7 January 2026

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Tabled
7 January 2026
Answer due by
22 January 2026
Answered
14 January 20267 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

To date whilst there has been no capital spend pending the necessary approvals for the business case, there has been £55k in resource expenditure on professional fees, which includes design costs.

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