Posted on July 10, 2008 by ToryWriter
A report today by the Institute for Public Policy Research says the Formula, which calculates how the devolved nations are financed, is ‘inequitable and could undermine the Union unless reformed’.
Broken down, the report shows that public spending per head in Northern Ireland each year is £5,684. This figure is 21% above the UK average and [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by ToryWriter
The BBC reports today that the Ambulance Service in Northern Ireland is to be forced to make efficiency cuts that will directly affect frontline services.
With a projected budget decrease of £1.5 million over the next three years the result, naturally, is that the Service has to cut the amount of time ambulances are available to take people to [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2007 by Editor
Responding to Peter Hain’s House of Commons statement on the restoration of devolved government to Northern Ireland, Shadow Secretary of State, David Lidington, said:
“I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for sight of it in advance.
“I am happy to associate myself with the Secretary of State’s words about all those whose efforts [...]
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