Junior Doctors’ Pay

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Finance – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 7 May 2024.

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Photo of Caoimhe Archibald Caoimhe Archibald Sinn Féin 2:30, 7 May 2024

I will raise the huge challenges that face the Budget when I meet Treasury. I have impressed upon Treasury and the shadow Secretary of State the need for the Executive to be in a position to set a multi-year Budget. Obviously, that is dependent on the spending review period that the Westminster Government choose. We are not, for example, able to set a multi-year Budget this year, because it is the final year of a spending review. I would very much like to see us in a multi-year spending review from the next financial year. That is not within our gift, but I will continue to make those representations. Departments would be much better able to plan strategically in order to meet challenges.