National Wealth Fund: Northern Ireland

(asked on 2nd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Statement of Strategic Priorities for the National Wealth Fund in March 2025 on Northern Ireland.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 5th March 2026

The Strategic Plan sets out the National Wealth Fund’s ambition to accelerate place-based investment across all four nations of the UK. It has a dedicated director based in Northern Ireland, and opened a Belfast office in December 2024.

The National Wealth Fund is already investing in Northern Ireland, for example in rural broadband development

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