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National Wealth Fund: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 5 March 2026UIN 116707

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Statement of Strategic Priorities for the National Wealth Fund in March 2025 on Northern Ireland.

Answered by James Murray

The Strategic Plan sets out the National Wealth Fund’s ambition to accelerate place-based investment across all four nations of the UK. It has a dedicated director based in Northern Ireland, and opened a Belfast office in December 2024.

The National Wealth Fund is already investing in Northern Ireland, for example in rural broadband development

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