The Union

Part of Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at on 28 February 2024.

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Photo of Chris Heaton-Harris Chris Heaton-Harris The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland, being across the Irish sea, is in a geographic location that makes travel difficult to other areas of the United Kingdom. I understand the hon. Gentleman’s keenness to help Northern Ireland students benefit from learning across the Union. We put in place a £3.3 billion financial package for the incoming Executive that helps us to achieve some of those objectives by providing support for Northern Ireland, given its unique challenges. However, if he has individual cases in mind, I would be interested to hear about them, and will consider what we might do in future.