Stormont House Agreement Debate

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Department: Wales Office
Wednesday 7th January 2015

(9 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Mawhinney Portrait Lord Mawhinney (Con)
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My Lords, reflecting on the Statement just made by my noble friend, it is quite easy to understand why Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness would be pleased to have an extra £2 billion a year to spend. I was less clear about what my noble friend meant when she said that this £2 billion a year would help to wean the Northern Ireland economy off its overdependence on the public sector. Will she explain what that means?