Public Sector: Northern Ireland
(asked on 29th August 2023) - View Source
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for the delivery of public services in Northern Ireland.
This question was answered on 6th September 2023
This Government has given £7 billion in additional funding to NI since 2014 on top of the Barnett-based block grant.
Budget allocations for Northern Ireland departments have been determined with the objective of protecting front-line services.
Funding alone will not solve the systemic issues facing public services in Northern Ireland - these must be addressed by a restored Executive.