AQW 10910/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans for developing Northern Ireland’s agri-tourism sector.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 24 November 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 24 November 2020
- Answer due by
- 9 December 2020
- Answered
- 21 January 202158 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My officials are finalising the draft of the new Rural Policy Framework for Northern Ireland. Once drafted and approved by the AERA Committee and Executive colleagues, I intend to go out to consultation on the new Rural Policy Framework early next year. Following consideration of the responses to the consultation I will publish it and drafting of the new Rural Business and Community Investment Programme will begin.
The programme will take due cognisance of the priority needs across the 5 thematic areas of the framework and develop schemes to address these. It is at this stage that my officials will assess the need for agri-tourism and where it might fit in a new programme.