evidence: In December 2023, following discussion with the main parties in Northern Ireland, the UK government outlined a £3.3bn financial package that was conditional on a restored Northern Ireland Executive. Proportionate to the size of the Northern Ireland budget this is a large sum – using a simplified form of the Barnett Formula this would be equivalent to a £96.7bn uplift to England’s public services spending. Without further details it is difficult to be more precise, or indeed identify which financial years this £3.3bn package relates to. Following agreement from the DUP to re-enter power sharing, the secretary of state announced to the House on 31 January that "the money will flow as soon as the new Executive is up and running". 55 hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-01-31/debates/211B60F1-4CC0-43EB-97C3-C38F2ED7FD77/NorthernIrelandExecutiveFormation