Non-departmental Public Bodies: Northern Ireland

(asked on 21st October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations operating in Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the effect on costs to the taxpayer of those organisations.


Answered by
Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
This question was answered on 27th October 2020

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the First and deputy First Minister and members of the Northern Ireland Executive where a range of issues are discussed. The Executive’s arms-length bodies, including their funding arrangements, are a matter for the Executive.

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