Give people in N Ireland equality of arts funding in line with the UK & ROI.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Public funding of the Arts in Northern Ireland currently lags well behind all its neighbours in the UK (and indeed the Republic of Ireland) by 31%, on average per person. With NO NI GOVERNMENT, civil servants have proposed further cuts, widening this gap and threatening the survival of the arts.

Government funding of Arts has fallen by 30% over the last 6 years, to just £9.8m revenue funding. Lottery funding fallen by 25% in that time. While all neighbours have increased arts budgets, citizens of NI endure cuts, risking 5,500 jobs, our economy, our tourist offering and crucially opportunities for every aspect of our society.

We reject these cuts and instead demand re-investment and parity of funding with our neighbouring jurisdictions.

https://www.artsmatterni.co.uk/the-news

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

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http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/contact-us/

Timeline

18 Sep 2018	Petition opened for signatures
31 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Oct 2018

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