AQW 16483/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 16/03/2021
Answered On Date: 26/03/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance how much COVID-19 funding available to spend in 2021-22 (i) has been allocated; and (ii) is yet to be allocated.

Answer:

The draft Budget allocated £411.3 million Resource DEL to departments and set aside £126.9 million of Resource DEL COVID-19 for further allocation.

In addition, some £238.1 million is available from agreed carryforward from 2020-21 including £75 million of Capital and £14 million of FTC.

The chancellor’s March Budget also made £407.7 million available in COVID related consequentials in 2021-22,

The recent announcement of additional funding for NHS England is expected to provide further Barnett allocations of around £220 million in 2021-22 although the precise quantum has yet to be confirmed.

The Executive will consider this funding as part of Final Budget.