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Health Services: Pay

Commons · Question 11216 · Tabled 25 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the availability of the funding required for the 5.5% pay increase recommended by the Pay Review Body for health workers in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Darren Jones, 31 Oct 2024

The Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) is being funded above its independently assessed relative need level of 124% in 2024-25 and 2025-26, including the 2024 restoration financial package. As a result of decisions taken at the Autumn Budget and Phase 1 of ...