Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 106050

Northern Ireland Office: Research

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) manages its projects in accordance with the principles of HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money to ensure the effective and efficient use of public funds.Following a review of departmental records for the last five years, t...

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