Northern Ireland Budget Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:44 pm on 30 October 2019.

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Photo of Tony Lloyd Tony Lloyd Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 4:44, 30 October 2019

I have enormous sympathy with the point made by Sammy Wilson. One thing we do know is that there has been significant demographic change in Northern Ireland in the last three years. The population is growing increasingly elderly and the number of young people, in relative terms, is decreasing. Therefore, the decisions made by politicians those years back may still be relevant in some areas, but in others they are beginning to be stretched.