Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128318 on Public Expenditure, how much funding he plans to provide to the Northern Ireland Executive for comparable support available through the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme; when it plans to provide that funding; and whether he has had discussions with the Executive on how it plans to use that funding.

The UK Government has committed to provide the Northern Ireland Executive with funding to deliver support comparable to the Exchequer funding available as part of delivering the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.

The funding will be confirmed at Budget in the usual way.

Decisions on the design and delivery of any comparable scheme in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.