Rural Towns

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 February 1991.

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Photo of Mr Richard Needham Mr Richard Needham , North Wiltshire 12:00, 14 February 1991

A large number of towns and villages in Northern Ireland need to benefit and will benefit. Established throughout Northern Ireland are a large number of community projects, including Armagh, Newry, Carrickfergus, Strabane and the Tyrone development association, all working together cross-community. The projects involve councillors, usually Members of Parliament, community groups and voluntary groups, all trying to bring success and regeneration in the face of a long history of violence and an image of terrorism. Anybody going to those towns will see the determination of the local people to get together to find a better future. It is being shown physically in the towns that I have mentioned.