Sammy Wilson
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(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Osborne
It is certainly our intention to increase the number of girls going into science and engineering and, indeed, to increase the number of people doing science and engineering subjects, both as schoolchildren and young adults. Our support for skills will help to deliver that.
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)
Some 10% of the capital funding for Northern Ireland will be in the form of financial transactions money, which requires the identification of private sector loan or equity investment-type arrangements. Can the Chancellor assure us that, with local Administrations, he will look for the greatest possible flexibility in the choice of those and in the timing of that spend?
Mr Osborne
I am happy to look at both the flexibility and the timing, and to make sure that my Department works closely with the devolved Administration in Belfast.