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Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2011. It was answered by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 December 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.

Infrastructure: Finance

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of funding for the National Infrastructure Plan has been allocated to infrastructure projects in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales.
Answer

The National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) is relevant to investment in reserved areas of infrastructure in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Table 2.3 on page 49 of the Autumn Statement contains the full list of new infrastructure spending. This includes UK wide projects such as mobile network coverage and urban broadband. In Scotland this also includes carriages for the Caledonian sleeper train.The Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for planning and prioritising infrastructure investment in areas that are devolved. Where policy is devolved, as noted in Table 2.3 of the Autumn statement, the Administrations receive Barnett consequentials on comparable additional infrastructure spending of UK Departments in the normal way.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
84848; 537 c367-8W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Finance Infrastructure
Link
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