Debate contribution: Budget 2026-27
Debate contribution by Mr Patsy McGlone on .
- MLA
- Mr Patsy McGlone
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 23 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Budget 2026-27
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5636892
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a fhreagraí.
Minister, I am sure that you are looking ahead to the change of leadership and premier in the UK. I hope that our hopes are not going to be dashed and that substance will prevail over PR, but that remains to be seen. Meantime, if the Budget cannot be agreed, there will, in effect, be a budget cut of over £1·5 billion across Departments. I hope that it does not come to this, as my colleague said, but, if it does, it could have a catastrophic impact on public-sector pay, housebuilding and other matters relating to that, such as investment in our infrastructure. You have been in that Department, so you know the pressures there. What meaningful action are you, your Department and Executive colleagues taking, in the interim, to ensure that people's livelihoods are not being put at risk due to the dysfunction in the Executive and at Westminster?
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