Treasury refuses to replace £15.3 million EU TB fund for Northern Ireland
January 28, 2021 7:06 am Westminster has refused to step in to replace a £15.3 million EU fund ring-fenced for TB eradication efforts in Northern Ireland, according to a departmental response penned by Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Poots. The question, seeking to quantify the shortfall in funding anticipated as a consequence of the exit from the EU, was put to the region’s Agriculture Minister by SDLP agriculture spokesman Patsy McGlone. In response, Minister Poots wrote: “In rel...
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