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Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2022-02-26): "Northern Ireland has lost out as the result of a deeply unbalanced economy within the UK. There is a heavy focus around the south-east of England and those sectors which predominate there. For example, only 3/12 UK regions are net contributors to UK Treasury." [...] In other words, if a region is receiving more from UK Treasury, in terms of revenue to a region’s residents and businesses, than revenue that the region gives to UK Treasury (e.g. via taxes), then that region is said to have a "positive net fiscal balance". Conversely, a "negative net fiscal balance" means that a region gives more revenue to UK Treasury than the revenue that the region receives from UK Treasury. The Alliance Party stated in their Westminster Manifesto 2019 that "only 3/12 UK regions are net contributors to UK Treasury". Data from the ONS corroborates this; only London, the southeast, and the east of England are net contributors to the UK Treasury. The claim by the Alliance Party is accurate.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2024-07-29): Northern Ireland has a fiscal deficit (also known as a subvention[1] or subsidy[2]) since the public expenditure in the country exceeds the tax revenue. The deficit typically runs at a rate of £10 billion per annum which is more than one third of Northern Ireland's annual fiscal budget. The size of the deficit has been seen by some commentators as a possible impediment to the potential reunification of Ireland. History [edit]Up until the Great Depression in the 1930s, Northern Ireland ran an annual surplus, and was a net contributor to the UK exchequer. It has run a deficit every year since 1966; that year the deficit was £52 million (£973 million in 2014 pounds). In absolute terms, the subsidy peaked in the 2009–10 fiscal year, when it stood at £11.5 billion in 2014 pounds.[3] [...] The subsidy paid to Northern Ireland is larger than the net amount of £8.9 billion that the United Kingdom paid to the European Union annually before Brexit.[5][2] Irish academic Liam Ó Ruairc described Northern Ireland as "dependent upon British financial subsidies".[6]
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2021-05-02): The level of subvention Northern Ireland receives from the UK exchequer has become, like so many things in the North, politicised. It is regularly – and spuriously – conflated with the economic cost of a united Ireland, which is an entirely different concept. [...] London, the southeast and the east of England had fiscal surpluses of £38.7 billion, £21.7 billion and £4 billion respectively and were therefore net contributors to the UK exchequer. [...] The UK treasury could, in theory, seek a contribution as part of an agreed settlement – based on a presumed liability for the North – but there’s no precedent for this and it is legally the UK’s debt.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2020-01-13): Northern Ireland is set to receive a funding boost, following the restoration of its devolved government. [...] On that measure, Northern Ireland had the highest net fiscal deficit per head, at £4,978, in 2018-2019, followed by:
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2021-12-13): The Fiscal Commission has been examining the Northern Ireland Executive's responsibility for tax and spending. [...] Currently the only significant revenue raising undertaken by Stormont is regional rates, a property tax paid by households and businesses. Since 2015, Northern Ireland has had the power to cut corporation tax, albeit the Treasury first needs to be satisfied the executive's finances are on a sustainable footing.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2022-03-02): The UUP’s 2016 manifesto states: "There was a time when we were net contributors to Her Majesty’s Treasury, now Stormont is dependent on an annual £11 billion subvention from Westminster every year." [...] Northern Ireland residents pay taxes directly to the UK Government. The UK Government then allocates the funding to its departments and the devolved administrations. The taxes generated within Northern Ireland are considerably less than the level of funding received from HM Treasury — the shortfall made up by a subvention. [...] HM Treasury is responsible for managing and implementing UK fiscal and macroeconomic policy, as well as determining public expenditure allocations across the UK regions. As a result, Northern Ireland’s Budget, along with that for Scotland and Wales, continues to be determined within the framework of public expenditure control in the UK.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2022-05-26): - All countries and regions had a net fiscal deficit in FYE March 2021; London had the lowest net fiscal deficit per head at £800 while Northern Ireland had the highest net fiscal deficit per head at £9,500. [...] London raised the most revenue with £165.9 billion and the South East raised the second largest with £129.2 billion. Northern Ireland raised the lowest amount at £16.6 billion. These figures include a geographic share of North Sea oil and gas revenue; the ranking is unchanged if using a population-based share. [...] On a per person basis, London had the lowest net fiscal deficit per person at £800 per head, while Northern Ireland had the highest net fiscal deficit at £9,500 per head. The UK average for net fiscal deficit per head was £4,740.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2018-01-01): The campaign for Remain had the backing of the major political parties in Northern Ireland across the political divide, i.e. including both nationalist and unionist parties. The normalisation of everyday life in Northern Ireland since the Belfast Agreement in 1998 is broadly due to the commitment of the Irish and UK governments to work together, but it is also in part due to the EU’s role in supporting the peace process and the Northern Irish economy. According to research by the Centre for European Reform, Northern Ireland is a net recipient of EU funds and the largest beneficiary in the UK in terms of payments under the EU’s CAP scheme.19 Brexit will likely force the UK to substantially increase transfers to Northern Ireland in the short term. The border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, whose crossing points used to be controlled by the British army, is now a "soft" open border, with thousands of people commuting daily in both directions and consumers often crossing the border to take advantage of exchange rate fluctuations between the euro and the pound sterling. [...] Like Northern Ireland, Scotland also voted in favour of Remain. Due to its high dependence on agriculture, Scotland receives almost double the share of the CAP payments relative to its share of the UK economy.21 However, a study by the Centre for European Reform found that Scotland is in fact a net contributor to the EU, contributing £8 per capita annually. Of course, this is far below the UK per capita average of £117.22
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2023-03-06): Legislation passed over the past decade has changed this. The Scottish and Welsh Parliaments have taken full control of some smaller taxes, and have been granted power over aspects of the income tax system. These reforms were designed to improve the financial accountability of devolved administrations, and to incentivise them to choose policies that stimulate growth in their tax base. [...] Since 1999, tax revenue in Wales and Northern Ireland has been significantly lower than in England, while that of Scotland has been more volatile, principally due to fluctuating offshore oil and gas revenue. [...] Tax devolution is accounted for by adjustments to the block grants that the Treasury provides to fund devolved public services. Roughly speaking, when devolved tax revenue rises faster than equivalent revenue elsewhere in the UK, the devolved block grant is increased, and vice versa.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2023-12-07): Following the outputs of the Census in 2021, HM Treasury and the Welsh Government have also taken account of revisions to population estimates for this reconciliation. Population estimates are integral to the calculation of the BGAs, as they inform an assessment of the comparability of tax revenues in Wales and the rest of the UK at the point of devolving a tax, and the indexation of the Block Grant Adjustment over time. In light of the Census in 2021, the Office for National Statistics and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency have published rebased estimates of the population in England/Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, between 2012 to 2020. HM Treasury and the Welsh Government have consequently updated the comparability factors used to calculate the Block Grant Adjustments to ensure that they reflect the most accurate understanding of relative population size at the point of tax devolution. The impact of this is shown in the tables below.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2017-06-12): On 23 May, ONS published some new statistics breaking down the public finances statistics for the different countries and regions of the UK. This allocated public sector revenue and expenditure to each country and region, allowing us to see how spending levels and tax receipts vary across the UK. This analysis included an estimate of the ‘net fiscal balance’ for each country and region. That provided an estimate for which parts of the UK contribute more to public sector revenues (mostly taxes) than they receive in public spending or vice versa. The issues of taxation and expenditure are important in the context of ongoing discussions about devolution and relative economic performance. [...] This exercise is quite challenging, and I will just set out some of the statistical and data issues that needed to be confronted. Luckily, we did not have to start from scratch and were able to draw on the work of others, notably the Scottish Government, HM Revenue and Customs, HM Treasury and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2024-06-26): As always, we have been greatly supported in our work by the staff of the OBR. We are very grateful for their commitment, professionalism, and expertise. We have also drawn on the analysis of numerous officials across government in preparing these forecasts, including in HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Department for Education, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Home Office, the Department for Transport, the Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, North Sea Transition Authority, the Office for National Statistics, the UK Debt Management Office, National Savings and Investments, the British Business Bank, the BBC, Homes England, UK Government Investments, the Government Actuary’s Department, the Insolvency Service, the Scottish Government, the Scottish Fiscal Commission, the Welsh Government, the Department for Communities and the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, Transport for London, and various public service pension schemes. We also held helpful discussions with various departmental finance directors. We are grateful to all of them for their engagement and insights.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2023-05-25): London raised the most revenue (£194.3 billion) and the South East raised the second largest (£148.8 billion). Northern Ireland raised the lowest amount at £19.3 billion. These figures include a geographic share of North Sea oil and gas revenue. If a population-based share is used, the ranking remains unchanged for all regions, except that the South West exceeds Scotland. [...] In compiling these estimates, we gather source data from a wide range of external stakeholders and engage their expertise during the peer review part of our quality assurance work. We organise a biannual working group meeting with them to discuss subnational public sector finances statistics. These external stakeholders include governmental departments, such as HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), non-departmental bodies such as Office for Budget Responsibility, as well as the devolved administrations (Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive).
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2024-09-18): For the self-employed, Class 4 NI contributions on all earnings between £12,570 and £50,270 have fallen from 9% to 6%, which the previous government said was worth £350 to a self-employed person earning £28,200.
Claim: Northern Ireland were once net contributors of revenue to HM Treasury. (Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2016-04-14)
Evidence (2024-03-06): As set out in Table A.1, the NFR for 2024-25 will be met by gilt sales of £265.3 billion. It is planned that there will be no net contribution to financing from Treasury bills for debt management purposes in 2024-25. [...] It is currently planned that there will be a zero net contribution to the DMO NFR from Treasury bills for debt management purposes in 2024-25. NS&I will have a net financing target of £9.0 billion in 2024-25 (within a range of ±£4.0 billion). This target reflects NS&I’s requirement to balance the interests of its savers, the taxpayer, and the wider financial services sector. Finance raised from the British Savings Bonds, announced at this Budget, will contribute towards NS&I’s 2024-25 net financing target.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2016-07-01): Approximately one in four women in Northern Ireland are estimated to have been victims of domestic violence.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2022-03-02): Approximately one in four women in Northern Ireland are estimated to have been victims of domestic violence. According to an article posted on MKBLaw, "One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their life been a victim of domestic violence". This can be linked to the domestic and sexual abuse support agency, Women’s Aid, who quoted the same figure. Other sources have indicated that that this figure may be closer to one in five women in Northern Ireland. The most recent survey from the Department of Justice, from the 2010/11 financial year, documents the proportion of females aged 16-64 who have experienced domestic abuse in their lifetime. The report, which surveyed 2,433 across Northern Ireland, shows that 19.3% of women had experienced domestic abuse from a partner, while 7.7% experienced abuse from a family member.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2023-09-20): Almost 98% of women surveyed for a report into violence against women in Northern Ireland experienced at least one form of violence or abuse in their lifetime. The report, ‘Every Voice Matters!’ Violence Against Women in Northern Ireland’, led by Ulster University, also reveals that seven out of 10 of those surveyed had experienced some form of violence or abuse in the last 12 months. A second report, ‘It’s Just What Happens’: Girls’ and Young Women’s Views and Experiences of Violence in Northern Ireland’ was led by Queen’s University Belfast. It found that 73% of girls aged 12-17 reported having experienced at least one form of violence in their lifetime.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2023-09-21): The ‘Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and attitudes of adults in Northern Ireland in 2022’ report published by The Executive Office today presents statistics relating to people’s personal experiences of a gender-based violence, their attitudes on the acceptability of violent acts or behaviours, what they would do if they saw gender-based violence and who they would report it to. [...] - One in five respondents (22%) have experienced at least one type of gender-based violence (physical, sexual, psychological, economic, online) in the last five years. [...] Latest news - New ‘Strategy for Victims and Survivors 2024-2034’ launched 02 October 2024 - Executive Ministers welcome Derry-Londonderry and Strabane Region City Deal 18 September 2024 - Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls launched 16 September 2024 - Ministers ‘gravely concerned’ on pausing of City and Growth Deals funding by UK Government 13 September 2024
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2023-09-08): 08/09/2023 98% Of NI Women Have Experienced Violence In Their Lifetime Almost 98% of women in Northern Ireland have experienced at least one form of violence or abuse in their lifetime. [...] A second report, 'It's Just What Happens: Girls' and Young Women's Views and Experiences of Violence in Northern Ireland' was led by Queen's University Belfast. It found that 73% of girls aged 12-17 reported having experienced at least one form of violence in their lifetime.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Regarding the design, the Scheme excludes, for example, those individuals who have experienced domestic violence, gender-based violence, intimidation on grounds of nationality, intimidation from within their own community, and other kinds of intimidation, violence and anti-social behaviour. The Commission believes that such people deserve protection from intimidation and in failing to do so, the NIHE and DfC could be breaching their human rights. [...] - Extern Northern Ireland and Victim Support Northern Ireland (both supported by The PILS Project NI). - North Down and Ards Women’s Aid.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2023-07-04): - 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the US have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. [...] Stalking statistics - 1 in 6 women (16.2%) and 1 in 19 men (5.2%) in the US have been a victim of stalking at some point during their lifetime in which they felt fearful or believed that they (or someone close to them) would be harmed or killed. [...] - https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/213503.pdf - 40% of child abuse victims also report experiencing domestic violence.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2024-10-08): The head of Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid has hit out at the "shocking" levels of femicide in Northern Ireland after a fourth woman was murdered in the last six weeks. [...] Kelly Andrews, CEO of Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid, described the latest murder and the number of women killed here recently as "shocking". [...] "As a Police Service we recently revised our Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan and adopted the new national framework to align our response to this violence with that of terrorism and serious and organised crime. The level of violence and loss in Northern Ireland demands nothing less.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Sixth violent death of an NI woman in five months: How society has failed women like Mary Ward [...] Northern Ireland is a dangerous place to be a woman — a fact underlined by a series of harrowing recent headlines. [...] Sixth violent death of an NI woman in five months: How society has failed women like Mary Ward 2
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Former defence secretary Penny Mordaunt says being stalked gave her a chilling insight into what it must be like to be the victim of domestic violence [...] Refuge has someone call for help every two minutes. It estimates that one in four women will be affected by these issues at some point in their lives. Despite my experiences of stalking, I cannot imagine how drained and desperate it must feel to have nowhere safe to be. Once you have that, so many other things become possible. Your health improves. You can start to think about the future. Your energies and faculties can be channelled into something life-improving, as opposed to simply surviving. [...] Please donate now to the Brick by Brick campaign, launched by The Independent and charity Refuge, to help raise £300,000 to build a safe space for women where they can escape domestic abuse, rebuild their lives and make new futures.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2021-06-22): The organisation, which provides support and information to women experiencing domestic violence, said "thousands of women are being subjected to high levels of emotional, physical, sexual and economic abuse". [...] The report says the pandemic "made the crisis level of domestic violence in Ireland more visible", with Women’s Aid support workers last year hearing more than 30,000 disclosures of domestic violence, including coercive control. [...] "One in four women in Ireland are targeted during their lifetime by current or former partners, a shocking one in five will have been abused by the time they are just 25 years old – many for the first time as teenagers in their earliest intimate relationships," she said.
Claim: One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. (MKB Law, 2016-07-01)
Evidence (2024-03-31): One in four women will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. [...] PSNI Domestic Abuse Statistics [...] In 2023-24 Women’s Aid ABCLN supported 1,398 women and 723 children living with domestic abuse across Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey.