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Funding and delivery of public services: follow up

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Dec 2024 Closed: 19 Jun 2025 4 recommendations 3 conclusions 1 report

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is launching a follow-up inquiry into the funding of public services in Northern Ireland. The inquiry is looking at the challenges facing Northern Ireland’s public services (including health, education and the police) and considering: Northern Ireland’s level of need relative to the rest of the UK; the implications of the …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Funding and delivery of public services: follo… HC 477 7 Apr 2025 7 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion 1st Report - Funding and delivery of pu… Acknowledged

Northern Ireland's public services remain in crisis across health, education, and justice.

Northern Ireland’s public services remain in crisis. Its health service is under immense pressure, with long waiting lists, a struggling primary care sector and an acute mental health situation, in part due to Northern Ireland’s recent history. There are severe demands on the education sector, too, with SEN pupils suffering …

Government response. The government welcomes the assessment on the state of public services in Northern Ireland and recognizes that improving them will not be quick or easy.
Northern Ireland Office

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
22 Jan 2025 Ciarán Hayes · Northern Ireland Office, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA · NI Department of Finance, Fleur Anderson MP · Northern Ireland Office, Joanne McBurney · NI Department of Finance, Neil Gibson · NI Department of Finance, Stephen Rusk · Northern Ireland Office View ↗
15 Jan 2025 Alex Brennan · Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group, Ann Watt · Pivotal Public Policy Forum, Celine McStravick · Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, Dr Alan Stout · British Medical Association Northern Ireland Council, Dr Graham Gault · National Association of Headteachers Northern Ireland, Pamela McCreedy · Police Service of Northern Ireland View ↗
8 Jan 2025 Dorinnia Carville · Northern Ireland Audit Office, Professor Stephen Farry · Ulster University, Sir Robert Chote · Northern Ireland Fiscal Council View ↗