AQO 628/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 03/09/2020
Answered On Date: 03/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of delays encountered to date, whether they intend to publish revised timescales for the implementation of New Decade, New Approach.

Answer:

The New Decade, New Approach document contains a wide range of proposals which, taken together, constitute an ambitious and very challenging package of measures to be taken forward.

Whilst the Executive’s priorities in recent months have been the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and charting the path for recovery, some of the NDNA proposals are already being progressed at a departmental level or are already implemented.

Looking forward, the Executive will soon have the opportunity to consider the totality of the NDNA proposals in the context of work underway on the development of a multi-year PFG from 2021.