The Government recognises that maintained nursery schools are an important part of the early years sector and that they provide valuable services to disadvantaged children.<\/p>
The Government invests approximately £60 million of supplementary funding each financial year for local authorities to preserve the funding rates of maintained nursery schools.<\/p>
FTC Allocations<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Invest NI - Agri-Food Loan Scheme<\/p><\/td> 1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Invest NI - Growth Loan Fund<\/p><\/td> 2,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Invest NI Other Projects<\/p><\/td> 4,225<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland Science Park<\/p><\/td> 3,190<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Higher Education<\/p><\/td> 63,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Co-Ownership Housing<\/p><\/td> 26,244<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NI Investment Fund<\/p><\/td> 30,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Housing for people with learning disabilities<\/p><\/td> 10,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Projects:<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 140,542<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter of 23 September 2019 from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside, for what reasons it is the Government\u2019s policy that it is rarely in the public interest to prosecute directors who abandon companies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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