Politics

How the DUP's £1 billion package will be spent after Conservative Party deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May sits with First Secretary of State Damian Green (left), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, and Chief Whip, Gavin Williamson (third left) as they talk with DUP leader Arlene Foster (second right), DUP Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds (third right), and DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson inside 10 Downing Street, London. The DUP has agreed a deal to support the minority Conservative government 
British Prime Minister Theresa May sits with First Secretary of State Damian Green (left), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, and Chief Whip, Gavin Williamson (third left) as they talk with DUP leader Arlene Foster (second right), DUP Deputy Lea British Prime Minister Theresa May sits with First Secretary of State Damian Green (left), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, and Chief Whip, Gavin Williamson (third left) as they talk with DUP leader Arlene Foster (second right), DUP Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds (third right), and DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson inside 10 Downing Street, London. The DUP has agreed a deal to support the minority Conservative government 

The deal agreed by the Conservatives and the DUP involves an additional £1 billion in funding that has been pledged to Stormont's powersharing executive.

This breaks down as follows:

:: £400 million for infrastructure projects (£200 million per year for two years)

:: £200 million for improvement of health service (£100 million per year for two years)

:: £150 million for ultra-fast broadband (£75 million per year for two years)

:: £100 million for tackling deprivation (£20 million per year for five years)

:: £100 million to address immediate pressures in health and education (£50 million per year for two years)

:: £50 million for mental health services (£10 million per year for five years)