§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the additional funding for the NHS announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review will be made available to Northern Ireland; and on what basis it has been calculated. [54157]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe Barnett formula provided Northern Ireland with its population share (2.91 per cent.) of changes in comparable spending programmes in Great Britain, including the increases for the NHS. Allocations to individual Northern Ireland spending programmes will be announced later this year.