Written Question·Treasury·UIN 10515
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 25 October 2024
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the long-term sustainability of the financial settlement provided to Northern Ireland under the Barnett formula.
Answer
Darren JonesThe independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council calculated that the relative need in Northern Ireland is 24% more per head than the rest of the UK for equivalent spending. As part of the 2024 restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) the UK Gove...
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