HC Deb 27 July 2000 vol 354 cc878-9W
Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional funding will be made available for the creation of a children's poverty fund in Northern Ireland; and what(a) conditions and (b) ring-fencing of expenditure will apply. [132977]

Dawn Primarolo

This is a devolved matter. It is for the Northern Ireland Assembly to decide whether and how to establish a Children's Fund for Northern Ireland within their overall provision.