Part of Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at on 22 November 2023.
Steven Baker
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
The hon. Lady makes her point with great force but, as I just said to my right hon. and learned Friend Sir Robert Buckland, the money will be spent in Northern Ireland. We are keen to work with Northern Ireland Ministers to that effect. When it comes to the overall level of money required, the hon. Lady will know that we have just put more than £700 million into PEACEPLUS, which will help support Northern Ireland. The reality is that we are working hard to ensure that Northern Ireland has the funding it needs, but in order to sort out the problems that Northern Ireland faces, we need a restored Executive and, I am afraid, revenue raising. We need to be working with Northern Ireland Ministers to make sure that we get the public service reform that is so urgently needed.