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Secretary of State to appoint advisory committee for establishment of Castlereagh Foundation
The New Decade, New Approach agreement included a commitment to provide funding to establish the Castlereagh Foundation to support academic research through universities and other partners to explore identity and the shifting patterns of social identity in Northern Ireland.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, confirmed the panel will support the UK Government aims to identify appropriate delivery partners to establish the Castlereagh Foundation and take the work forward at the earliest opportunity.
Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, said:
Secretary of State to appoint advisory committee for the establishment of the Castlereagh Foundation
The UK Government has today announced the intention to appoint an Advisory Committee for the establishment of the Castlereagh Foundation.
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21 May 2021
The New Decade, New Approach agreement included a commitment to provide funding to establish the Castlereagh Foundation to support academic research through universities and other partners to explore identity and the shifting patterns of social identity in Northern Ireland.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, confirmed the panel will support the UK Government aims to identify appropriate delivery partners to establish the Castlereagh Foundation and take the work forward at the earliest opportunity.
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