Northern Ireland Government

(asked on 11th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place the minutes of the New Decade New Approach Joint Board in the Library.


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Robin Walker
This question was answered on 17th May 2021

The New Decade, New Approach Joint Board provides the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and other Ministers as appropriate, the opportunity to review the use of funding provided under the NDNA agreement. This is to:

  • Support the Northern Ireland Executive in ensuring sound and stable governance that delivers for the people of Northern Ireland;
  • Review funding provided by the UK Government to meet commitments set out in the NDNA agreement;
  • Support transformation in health, education and justice through the NDNA funding package; and,
  • Consider the effectiveness of infrastructure delivery, drawing on expertise from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority as appropriate.

The Terms of reference for the Joint Board are consistent with the New Decade, New Approach commitment that the Board has oversight for transformation in health, education and justice, where these draw on funding provided under the Agreement.

Whilst the Joint Board reviews the use of NDNA funding and related issues, it is not a decision-making body. As such, there are no criteria or procedures by which it reaches decisions.

The decision to release funding under the NDNA is a matter for the UK Government. The conditions of the UK Government’s financial commitments under NDNA are set out in page 54 of the agreement document.

Minutes of the meetings are not published.

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