AQW 12561/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance how much COVID-19 support funding is currently (i) allocated to departments but unspent; and (ii) unallocated.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 12 January 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 12 January 2021
- Answer due by
- 18 January 2021
- Answered
- 19 January 20217 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The November financial exercise had assigned £2.8 billion of COVID-19 funding including £2.6 billion to departments. Departments are in the process of reviewing their allocations and updating their assessments of spend in the current financial year. These assessments will form part of the January Monitoring process. The outcome of January Monitoring will be announced following Executive agreement