AQW 22897/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 21423/22-27, to detail (i) whether his Department would recognise Shapefiles of historic local government boundaries as an authoritative representation of those boundaries where such boundaries were produced by an organisation other than the Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland; and (ii) the circumstance under which recognition would be granted.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 19 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 19 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 6 March 2025
- Answered
- 1 April 202541 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has responsibility for historical maps and makes available the six inch historical maps for 1829-1986 on its Historical Maps Viewer. The recognition of formats or representations of historical boundaries does not fall within the remit of the Public Records Act.