AQW 16483/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance how much COVID-19 funding available to spend in 2021-22 (i) has been allocated; and (ii) is yet to be allocated.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 16 March 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 16 March 2021
- Answer due by
- 1 April 2021
- Answered
- 26 March 202110 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The draft Budget allocated £411.3 million Resource DEL to departments and set aside £126.9 million of Resource DEL COVID-19 for further allocation.
In addition, some £238.1 million is available from agreed carryforward from 2020-21 including £75 million of Capital and £14 million of FTC.
The chancellor’s March Budget also made £407.7 million available in COVID related consequentials in 2021-22,
The recent announcement of additional funding for NHS England is expected to provide further Barnett allocations of around £220 million in 2021-22 although the precise quantum has yet to be confirmed.
The Executive will consider this funding as part of Final Budget.