I am very grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way and for announcing today the first instalment of the extra money coming to Northern Ireland as a result of the confidence and supply agreement. Some people said that it depended on the Executive, but, clearly, that was not the case. The people of Northern Ireland—Unionists and nationalists—will welcome the fact that extra money is going into the health service and into education, and indeed will eventually go into infrastructure and all the rest of it as a result of the deal that the DUP did with the Government. I warmly welcome what he has said. This is a very significant moment in the history of this Parliament and in terms of our relationship as it goes forward.
Northern Ireland Budget Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 November 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Budget Bill.
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