AQW 39573/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the total end-year funding her Department's Skills Initiative Branch received each year, since 2017-18, including staffing costs.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 2 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 17 February 2026
- Answered
- 11 February 20269 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department’s Skills Initiatives Branch was established in 2021, details of the total end-year funding received each year including staffing costs are included on table 1.
| Year | Skills Initiatives Branch total end-year funding including staffing costs |
| 2021-2022 | £7,958,000 |
| 2022-2023 | £10,908,000 |
| 2023-2024 | £8,043,000 |
| 2024-2025 | £12,707,000 |
| 2025-2026 | £7,984,000 |
Table 1.