To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to what extent the funding in the Chancellor's Peace Package represents resources not previously committed to Northern Ireland; from which budget the funds will be drawn; and what the timetable is for spending the money. (106441)

The key elements of the package as outlined by the Chancellor relate to the years 2008-09 and beyond. Currently, resource allocations to Northern Ireland, arising from previous Spending Reviews, are only in place up to and including 2007-08, and thus any and all amounts for the years beyond that represent new commitments. The issues of the timetable for spending and the allocation of the resources within the package to specific spending programmes will be a matter for a restored Executive and Assembly.