AQW 14101/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how much COVID-19 funding he has bid for for 2021/22 ahead of the 2021/22 draft budget; and how he plans to allocate the £380 million contained within the draft budget.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 4 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 19 February 2021
- Answered
- 11 February 20217 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department bid for £380 million Covid-19 funding in the 2021/22 budget exercise ahead of the 2021/22 draft budget.
The allocation of £380 million to cover our COVID/Rebuild identified pressures is broken down as follows:
£25m for Covid-19 vaccine deployment;
£105m for the ongoing Covid-19 operational response;
£250m for rebuilding services.