Department of Finance and Personnel official Michael Brennan outlined the effects of the Westminster spending review on the Executive's finances.

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This makes the wait for a review of Westminster's expenses regime by the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life, which will propose reforms, all the more frustrating.

ECONOMIST: Expenses-gate

If the powersharing arrangement collapses in the days after Monday's debate, Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid could return Northern Ireland to direct rule from Westminster and start a review of the workings of the Good Friday Agreement.

BBC: Mitchell 'confident' about NI process

But Plaid AM Dai Lloyd said while a review of the funding formula from Westminster was needed, he accused Liberal Democrats and Conservatives of "grandstanding politics" over public spending.

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The Department for Education in Westminster submitted its proposals to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), which makes recommendations on teachers' pay for both England and Wales.

BBC: Michael Gove pushes for performance pay for teachers

The Welsh Government have powers to set up a full blown judicial review along the Waterhouse lines without referring to Westminster.

BBC: History back in the headlines

The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, launched the review last September after admitting "inadequate procedures" had led to errors in the past.

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