AQW 1940/17-22


Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim


Tabled Date: 12/02/2020
Answered On Date: 20/02/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the Barnett consequentials for the Executive announced during the 2019/20 financial year, providing their value on a per annum basis and stating when they commence.


Answer:
A range of announcements in 2019-20 have led to Barnett Consequentials for Northern Ireland. The Tables below provide details:
2019-20 Barnett changes announced Spring Statement 2019
£million
2019-20
Type of Change
Resource
Capital
EU Exit
18.3
8.9
EU Exit PSNI
9.8
 
CT Police
5.0
 
Knife Crime
2.5
 
ONS claim for 2021 census
3.2
 
MoJ Reserve claim
41.1
 
Pensions pressures
93.0
 
Network rail CP6 spend
20.3
-16.6
Local Government changes
16.5
 
NHS
1.3
 
Police
2.8
 
Totals
213.6
-7.7
2019-20 In-year Barnett changes
£million
2019-20
Type of Change
Resource
Capital
FTC
EU Exit August 2019
31.0
0.4
 
EU Exit Operational Contingency Fund PSNI
3.1
 
 
EU Exit Operational Contingency Fund
4.0
 
 
EU Exit Business readiness Fund
1.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Police Recruitment
1.4
0.0
 
Commonwealth Games
0.9
 
 
Health
 
39.3
 
 
 
 
 
Late in-year adjustments
18.0
 
-59.0
Totals
59.8
39.8
-59.0
Following 2019 Spending Round, NI received Barnett Consequentials for 2020-21.
2019-20 Spending Round Barnett changes
£ million
 
2020-21
 
Resource
Capital
Resource Baseline / Existing Capital Budget
 10,683.0
1,373.9 
Barnett Consequentials
419.9
9.6
These funds are unhypothecated, meaning they do not have to be used for the purposes for which they were issued. Barnett consequentials are allocated in line with local needs and priorities.
The 2020 Spending Review will set Budgets for 2021-22 onwards.