AQW 30843/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide a copy of any guidance provided to (i) the Executive; or (ii) their Departmental Finance officers regarding (a) cross departmental programmes; and (b) related budget lines.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 10 September 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 September 2025
- Answer due by
- 25 September 2025
- Answered
- 17 September 20257 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
ANSWER
In April 2025 my officials published Guidance to Departments on Pooling of Budgets, however there are other guidance documents available that may relate to (a) cross departmental programmes; and (b) related budget lines. These are listed below:
Managing Public Money NI
Consolidated Budgeting Guidance 2025-2026
2025-26 In-Year Monitoring of Public Expenditure Guidelines
Dear Accounting Officer letters
Finance Director letters