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Northern Ireland Water: Finance

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105078

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional ring-fenced funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to support Northern Ireland Water in improving its infrastructure t

Answered by James Murray

Infrastructure is devolved in Northern Ireland and any decision regarding the allocation of funding to support Northern Ireland Water is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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