Debate contribution: Failure to Agree a Budget
Debate contribution by Mr Colin McGrath on .
- MLA
- Mr Colin McGrath
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Failure to Agree a Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774665
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Nobody objects to the assertion that we need to negotiate with London for better and improved money. At the same time, the lack of a Budget is having a direct effect on the delivery of public services, including health services. There are 520,000 people sitting on health waiting lists. The lack of a Budget is impacting on them. Minister, what message do you have for them, given that the failure to set a Budget is impacting on their health? Do we just have to tell them to remain sick until this is all sorted?
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