Festivals

Mr. Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public money has been allocated to the (a) West Belfast Festival and (b) Gasyard Feile in Londonderry in each of the last two years.

Maria Eagle
Details of the public monies allocated to the (a) West Belfast Festival and (b) Gasyard Feile in Londonderry in each of the last two years is given in the following table:

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|Financial year|West Belfast Festival (£)|Gasyard Feile|
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|2004-05       |360,037.95               |0            |
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|2005-06       |273,768.01               |0            |
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