Northern Ireland Finances

Kevin Foster Excerpts

Monday 12th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)]

I would not really welcome this statement, but it is the right thing to do and it is the right approach, given the pressures to deliver public services. We would much rather these decisions were being taken back in Stormont, where they should be taken. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is not just about financial management and about getting the Assembly going again? It is also about the range of decisions that need to be delivered, based on an agreed programme of government—not just relying on the UK Government to step in when they absolutely have to.

[Karen Bradley]

I agree. My hon. Friend sums the situation up very well.