AQW 1940/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the Barnett consequentials for the Executive announced during the 2019/20 financial year, providing their value on a per annum basis and stating when they commence.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 12 February 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 February 2020
- Answer due by
- 27 February 2020
- Answered
- 20 February 20208 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
A range of announcements in 2019-20 have led to Barnett Consequentials for Northern Ireland. The Tables below provide details:
| 2019-20 Barnett changes announced Spring Statement 2019 | ||
| £million | ||
| 2019-20 | ||
| Type of Change | Resource | Capital |
| EU Exit | 18.3 | 8.9 |
| EU Exit PSNI | 9.8 | |
| CT Police | 5.0 | |
| Knife Crime | 2.5 | |
| ONS claim for 2021 census | 3.2 | |
| MoJ Reserve claim | 41.1 | |
| Pensions pressures | 93.0 | |
| Network rail CP6 spend | 20.3 | -16.6 |
| Local Government changes | 16.5 | |
| NHS | 1.3 | |
| Police | 2.8 | |
| Totals | 213.6 | -7.7 |
| 2019-20 In-year Barnett changes | |||||||
| £million | |||||||
| 2019-20 | |||||||
| Type of Change | Resource | Capital | FTC | ||||
| EU Exit August 2019 | 31.0 | 0.4 | |||||
| EU Exit Operational Contingency Fund PSNI | 3.1 | ||||||
| EU Exit Operational Contingency Fund | 4.0 | ||||||
| EU Exit Business readiness Fund | 1.4 | ||||||
| Police Recruitment | 1.4 | 0.0 | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | 0.9 | ||||||
| Health | 39.3 | ||||||
| Late in-year adjustments | 18.0 | -59.0 | |||||
| Totals | 59.8 | 39.8 | -59.0 | ||||
Following 2019 Spending Round, NI received Barnett Consequentials for 2020-21.
2019-20 Spending Round Barnett changes
| £ million | ||
| 2020-21 | ||
| Resource | Capital | |
| Resource Baseline / Existing Capital Budget | 10,683.0 | 1,373.9 |
| Barnett Consequentials | 419.9 | 9.6 |
These funds are unhypothecated, meaning they do not have to be used for the purposes for which they were issued. Barnett consequentials are allocated in line with local needs and priorities.
The 2020 Spending Review will set Budgets for 2021-22 onwards.