Written Question·Treasury·UIN 5793

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 12 September 2024

Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will fund an updated version of the report entitled Cost of Division: A benchmark of performance and expenditure, published by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre in January 2016.

Answer

Darren Jones

As part of the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) the UK Government and NIE agreed to add a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett formula as it applies to the NIE from 2024-25. This is part of the financial package worth over £3.3 billi...

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