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Anniversaries: USA

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 104663

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) US Semiquincentennial Commission on how Northern Ireland’s status in the America250 programme will be used to promote economic opportunities in areas beyond the Greater Belfast area.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The British Embassy in Washington DC is working with the Northern Ireland Bureau (the Northern Ireland Executive’s diplomatic mission to the US) regarding plans to celebrate the America250 commemoration and the economic opportunities for Northern Ireland within that.

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