Asked by: Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to identify a freeport in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Government has agreed and announced freeports with the Scottish and Welsh Governments and had previously engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive on this issue. However, given the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive since February 2022, it is not possible to take this any further forward. The Government looks forward to pursuing further discussions with a restored Executive on extending the benefits of the freeports programme across the UK.
Asked by: Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the most recent annual credit to Northern Ireland as a result of the Barnett Formula.
Answered by Baroness Penn - Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)
As set out recently in the Main Estimates memoranda, the Northern Ireland Executive has received £2.0 billion through the Barnett formula for 2023-24 on top of the Spending Review 2021 baseline. This means the Northern Ireland Executive’s total block grant (Total DEL) funding for 2023-24 is £15.8 billion.
@derek_fee @StephenNolan Correct but some do not know!!
@CllrSiLee @SdlpSthBelfast @jgSDLP Looks very bad. Clearly requires attention for the future. Local Councillors please note!!
@chhcalling Shared?? Not one in the photo is from the British Community in Northern Ireland!! SoS for NI is once again ‘taken for a ride’
@timothyferres Great
@caoimhemcneill @rte It is Northern Ireland as confirmed by the Belfast Agreement. Sorry that after 25 years you still do not support the Agreement.