Of course, the right hon. Gentleman is a former Finance Minister, but we should not go into his record in that Department if we want to get through the day. He knows that I am no supporter of Sinn Féin, but has he noticed that Sinn Féin has said that it would take the Department for the Economy if an Executive were formed tomorrow? Given everything we have seen over the past 25 years, that would likely mean that the DUP would get the Department of Finance. Surely that is an incentive for the DUP to go back into government and put a Budget in place very quickly.
Northern Ireland Budget Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Colum Eastwood
(Social Democratic & Labour Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Budget Bill.
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