Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 7 January 2020.

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Photo of Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield Crossbench

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the funds allocated to Northern Ireland in support of the Confidence and Supply Agreement of June 2017 have been drawn down, broken down by category; what, if any, sums remain to be drawn down, broken down by category; and what is the schedule for the drawing down of any remaining funds, broken down by category.

Photo of Lord Duncan of Springbank Lord Duncan of Springbank Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

The financial annex to the Confidence and Supply Agreement sets out the allocation of the £1 billion made available to Northern Ireland. This is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conservative-and-dup-agreement-and-uk-government-financial-support-for-northern-ireland

£763 million of this funding has to date been allocated to the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Allocations by category are tabulated below.

Category

C&S commitment

Allocated

Infrastructure

400

400

Broadband

150

3

Severe Deprivation

100

40

Immediate pressures health and education

100

100

Health Transformation

200

200

Mental Health

50

20

Total (£m)

1000

763

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