Written Question·Treasury·UIN 13813

Northern Ireland Executive: Finance

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the flexibility of capital financial management; and what steps she is taking to ensure that future capital underspends can be re

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The allocation of funding to roads is a devolved matter. It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine how it allocates its capital budget across devolved priorities, including local transport infrastructure. The Executive has existing capital bor...
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