My Lords, I appreciate the point that the noble Lord has made in relation to the Scottish situation, but one advantage of the Holtham formula is that it is meant to provide a floor rather than a ceiling. From that point of view, it would not obviate a level of cutting funding for Scotland but ensure that areas such as Wales and Northern Ireland do not fall below a minimum.
Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 14 September 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill.
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