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Spending Review: Northern Ireland Executive

Wednesday 2 July 2025 · 3 questions

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Key points

  • Minister regularly meets the Northern Ireland Finance Minister to discuss funding.
  • The Government will provide Northern Ireland with 19.3 billion per year on average.
  • The spending review includes more funds for Northern Ireland to disperse as they see fit.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Noah Law Lab St Austell and Newquay
Northern Ireland Local Government
Context

Discussions on the adequacy of funding levels in the spending review for Northern Ireland, including comparisons with other areas like Cornwall.

Question

What discussions has he had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of the level of funding for Northern Ireland in the spending review 2025? Record funding for Northern Ireland reflects this Government’s broader commitment to fairer funding across the UK, including areas like Cornwall facing rurality and historical underfunding.

Answer from The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)

I regularly meet the Northern Ireland Finance Minister to discuss funding. The Government will provide Northern Ireland with a record settlement of £19.3 billion per year on average—the largest in the history of devolution—and the Executive will also continue to receive over 24% more per person, in line with their independently assessed level of need.

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Q2 Gurinder Singh Josan Lab Smethwick
Northern Ireland Local Government
Context

Concern about the adequacy and security of local growth funding in Northern Ireland, with reference to previous vital investment.

Question

What discussions has he had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of the level of funding for Northern Ireland in the spending review 2025? Local growth funding has provided vital investment for many communities across Northern Ireland in recent years. Will the Secretary of State confirm that the new local growth fund will give sectors across Northern Ireland the long-awaited security they need?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)

My hon. Friend will have noticed the funding made available for local growth. As part of the spending review, discussions on the fiscal framework will be taken forward by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Department of Finance, to talk about things like the Holtham review and capital borrowing by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

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Q3 Gareth Snell Labour (Co-op) Stoke-on-Trent Central
Economy Northern Ireland Business & Trade
Context

Interest in how the spending review will support industrial improvement and job creation in Northern Ireland, similar to other regions like Stoke-on-Trent.

Question

What discussions has he had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of the level of funding for Northern Ireland in the spending review 2025? Whether it is Stoke-on-Trent in the west midlands or proud communities in Northern Ireland, the spending review anticipates helping to create good jobs and industrial improvement. Will the Secretary of State set out how the spending review will help to improve the industrial base in Northern Ireland?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)

The spending review gives the Northern Ireland Executive more funds to disperse as they see fit. It comes alongside the publication of the industrial strategy, the funds that the Government are making available and the £30 million that will come to Northern Ireland through UK Research and Innovation. There is funding available and there is great wealth, talent and potential in Northern Ireland to make the best use of it.

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