AQW 7571/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 24/09/2020
Answered On Date: 05/10/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance how much of the additional monies spent on railways in Great Britain since March 2020 has been distributed to Northern Ireland as Barnett consequentials.

Answer:

Up to July, Barnett consequentials of £116.1 million related to transport have been provided to the Executive.

The UK Government’s Guarantee announced on 24 July 2020 provided a minimum of £2.2 billion for the Executive’s COVID-19 response. This meant however Barnett has not been applied in the usual way and therefore it is not possible to determine the exact consequentials included from subsequent announcements.

Work is ongoing with Treasury, to determine how funding under the Guarantee compares with what would have been provided via Barnett consequentials, however that work has not yet concluded.