Northern Ireland Partnership Group meeting notes 16 March 2023
Updated 21 May 2025
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Members attending:
| Name바카라 사이트¯â¿’¯â¿’¯ | Organisation바카라 사이트¯â¿’¯â¿’¯ | Sector바카라 사이트¯â¿’¯ |
|---|---|---|
| Emran Mian (Chair)바카라 사이트¯ | DLUHC바카라 사이트¯ | UK government바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Colin Perry바카라 사이트¯- Director | NIO바카라 사이트¯ | UK government바카라 사이트¯ |
| Kim McLaughlin바카라 사이트¯- Director of Regeneration and Planning on behalf of Adrian McCreesh | SOLACE (Fermanagh and Omagh District Council)바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ | Local government바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Cathy Keenan 바카라 사이트“ Enterprise and Business Growth Manager on behalf of John Greer | SOLACE (Belfast City Council) 바카라 사이트¯ | Local government바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Ryan Feeney - Acting VP, representing Professor Ian Greer바카라 사이트¯ | Queen바카라 사이트™s University Belfast바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ | Higher education/skills바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Celine McStravick - CEO | NICVA바카라 사이트¯â¿’¯ | Voluntary and community바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Valerie McConville바카라 사이트¯-바카라 사이트¯CEO | CO3바카라 사이트¯â¿’¯ | Voluntary and community바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ |
| Claire Sullivan 바카라 사이트“ Director of Policy | CBI바카라 사이트¯ | Business바카라 사이트¯ |
Secretariat
The meeting was supported by DLUHC officials: Chris Taylor, Christine Robinson and Barrie Doherty (in person) and Alison Ford and Philip Lloyd (online).
1. Chair바카라 사이트™s welcome and introductions
바카라 사이트¯ The Chair welcomed members to the meeting, noting:
- declarations of members interests for all members and nominees
- Celine McStravick attending as new CEO at NICVA
- apologies from Ann McGregor, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
- Maeve Monaghan did not attend due to her organisation바카라 사이트™s interest in the lead discussion topic
2. Progress update since the last meeting
DLUHC officials provided a short overview of progress since the last meeting on the Partnership Group, including:
- launch of Investment Plan and economic inactivity competition in December 2022
- engagement with DfE commenced on opportunities to commission innovation, manufacturing, green growth and sector support , as well as Multiply
- council-led green spaces projects approved in February 2023
- draft commission shared with councils on Entrepreneurship Support Service
3. Economic inactivity competition
DLUHC reported they had fully assessed all eligible bids received for the Economic Inactivity project competition which ran from 14 December to 27 January. Officials noted there was a strong response from bidders with a range of applications across geographies and themes, with bids in excess of funding availability.
Members views were sought to inform ministerial selection considerations, including the application of additional considerations in terms of geographic distribution, cohort mix; the potential to scale projects; and communications with bidders.
Members noted that:
- achieving a geographic and cohort balance is important, and scaling down projects to enable a broader range of applications could also be considered
- given the volume of bids received, it may also be appropriate to consider allocating more funding from the people and skills allocation for economic inactivity
- there is an ongoing need to invest in supporting local businesses and communities and place, and any additional investment in economic inactivity projects should not compromise investment in these important priorities
Members recommended that all bidders 바카라 사이트“ successful and unsuccessful 바카라 사이트“ should be notified of the outcome of the competition at the same time.
4. Forward look
DLUHC officials provided Members with a short overview of upcoming work including commissioning Multiply, innovation, manufacturing and sector support, and communities and place packages.
DLUHC officials noted that the evaluation plan for UKSPF as a whole, which will include selection of locations (council areas) for place based case studies in Northern Ireland, which will be considered further at a future meeting.
5. Partnership Group refresh
DLUHC noted intent to refresh the Partnership Group as it moves into the delivery phase, including making minor amendments to the current membership and establish two sub-groups focused on economic inactivity and supporting local business.
6. AOB & date of next meeting
DLUHC proposed to hold the next meeting in June to guide implementation of next stage commissioning.