Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make an assessment of the (a) economic and (b) fiscal effect of the Government's proposals for a Derry city deal.

Pursuant to my answer to PQ UIN 137040, proposals for a City Deal are currently being developed.

As with all City Deals it is important that proposals align with the economic ambitions and priorities of the devolved region and in the absence of an Executive the ongoing engagement between Derry City and Strabane Council, its partners and the Northern Ireland Civil Service is essential to ensure that aligned proposals offer the best possibility of added value and economic growth.