AQW 6262/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance how much funding has been received as a result of Barnett consequentials following the expansion of the 30 free hours of childcare scheme in England.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 13 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 28 February 2024
- Answered
- 23 February 202410 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Executive received £57.2 million of Barnett consequentials for 2024-25, following the announcement in the Spring Budget of the expansion of the 30 free hours of childcare scheme in England.
Barnett consequentials are unhypothecated, meaning they do not have to be used for the purposes for which they were issued. It will be for the Executive to allocate this funding as part of its Budget 2024-25.