Economic Recovery Group Funding

Summary

The requester asked for confirmation of additional funding from the Economic Recovery Group to open specific Manx National Heritage sites. The authority disclosed that the group agreed to underwrite costs of up to £95,016 for increased opening of these sites.

Key Facts

• Manx National Heritage received a Freedom of Information request on 15 July 2021 regarding funding for site openings.
• The Economic Recovery Group agreed to underwrite costs for increased opening of heritage sites.
• The specific sites mentioned include Laxey Wheel, Peel Castle, Cregneash, and Grove Museum.
• The response was issued on 19 July 2021 with all requested information provided.
• The case reference number for this request is 1895242.

Data Disclosed

• £95,016
• 15 July 2021
• 19 July 2021
• 1895242
• 2021

Original Request

Please confirm the amount of additional funding that has been requested/will be received from the Economic Recovery Group to open the Laxey Wheel, Peel Castle, Cregneash, Grove Museum and other sites.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx National Heritage, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3LY

Telephone: +44 (0) 1624 648000 Fax: +44 (0) 1624 648001 Email: enquiries@mnh.gov.im

Our ref: 1895242 19 July 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15 July 2021 and which states:

"Please confirm the amount of additional funding that has been requested/will be received from the Economic Recovery Group to open the Laxey Wheel, Peel Castle, Cregneash, Grove Museum and other sites."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. The Economic Recovery Group has agreed to underwrite costs of up to £95,016 for increased opening of Manx National Heritage sites.

Please quote the reference number 1895242 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.