Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for finalising the (a) Londonderry Strabane City Deal and (b) other Northern Ireland City Deals.

As the Chancellor set out at the 2019 Spring Statement on 13 March, early stage negotiations for a Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Region Deal are progressing well. The Government hopes to make an announcement in due course.

Building on the Chancellor’s commitment to £350m towards the Belfast City Regions Deal in October, the Government is working closely with local partners and the Northern Ireland Civil Service to move to the next phase of the Deal and hopes to be in a position to agree Heads of Terms in due course.