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Some decisions around implementing the budget in Northern Ireland can only be made by elected politicians, the head of the civil service has said.

Jayne Brady, head of the Northern Ireland civil service (NICS) was giving evidence to the NI Affairs Committee on the funding and delivery of public services in the region.

In the absence of an executive, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris set a budget last week. The budget, which sees overall funding cut by 3.3% when accounting for inflation, means that cuts of £800 million will need to be made to public spending, according to the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council.

Some budget decisions can only be made by politicians, civil service head warns