To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how evidence from (i) the full Go Succeed interim evaluation; (ii) the NI Enterprise Barometer; and (iii) international best practice, will inform the redesign of the Go Succeed programme.

My Department has no role in the administration of Go Succeed, which is funded through the Shared Prosperity Fund. It was expected that this funding would be transferred to the Executive following the British Government's Spending Review announcement in June.

In anticipation of that announcement my Department was ready to establish a co-design group. However, the British Government has instead created a role for the NIO. I have written to the Secretary of State to ask for clarity on the future of this vital programme. Disappointingly that clarity has not yet been provided.