St Patrick's Day: Police

Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 16 March 2018.

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Photo of David Simpson David Simpson Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information she holds on policing costs during St Patrick’s Day celebrations in 2017 in Northern Ireland.

Photo of Shailesh Vara Shailesh Vara Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Policing is a devolved matter. The PSNI’s main grant budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant, through the Policing Board. Operational policing costs are a matter for the Chief Constable.

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