00:00How worried are you that the First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are in such dispute with one
00:07another that they've been unable to come today?
00:10Well, obviously it's disappointing that the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland weren't here.
00:17There was some representation, but we will continue the discussions too with Stormont about how do we take forward the
00:25same idea,
00:27the same arrangements to get power down into all parts of the UK.
00:31And the point is this, the agenda is moving quickly in England.
00:35There were further measures in the budget around regional devolution across all of England.
00:41And I don't want to see Scotland left behind, I don't want to see Wales left behind, but also crucially,
00:47I don't want to see Northern Ireland left behind.
00:49So it's really important that we all move at the same pace together.
00:53And I won't allow anything to delay that growth, can't wait.
00:59People need to see improvements in employment and in living standards in all parts of the UK.
