Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of (a) the spending committed to the Fresh Start Agreement initiative for education in Northern Ireland and (b) associated projects, including (i) start date, (ii) funds committed and (iii) estimated date for completion.

As part of the ‘Fresh Start’ agreement to facilitate the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement, the UK government committed up to £500 million capital funding to support shared and integrated education.

The UK government is working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree projects and, up to 2021-22, has provided £92 million.

Further detail of funding provided to the Northern Ireland Executive for the ‘Fresh Start’ agreement can be found in the Block Grant Transparency, published online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2021