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1727136

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Welsh Government will receive in additional Barnett Formula consequential funding as a result of the most recent pay award for NHS staff in England.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Barnett formula applies to all increases or decreases to Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL). When UK Government departmental budgets change, the Barnett formula will apply in the usual way. Any Barnett consequentials in 2024-25 resulting from the recent pay award for NHS staff in England would be confirmed at Autumn Budget 2024 and Supplementary Estimates 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p>The published Block Grant Transparency document provides a detailed breakdown of how the block grants are calculated. The most recent report was published in July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 09/09/2024 17:03:15 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723982

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 July (HL190), what specific plans they have to deliver better access to economic resources for Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the Welsh Fiscal Framework is out of date and is committed to working in partnership with the Welsh Government to ensure that it delivers value for money. We will also restore decision-making over the allocation of structural funds to the representatives of Wales. The Secretary of State for Wales will work closely with HM Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in taking these commitments forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 01/08/2024 10:46:23 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1702544

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding the Welsh Government received based on updated calculations to the Barnett Formula at the end of the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	22782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grant for the Welsh Government, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. On top of this the Welsh Government received over £1 billion through the Barnett formula in 2023-24, including £200 million at Supplementary Estimates 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 20% more per person compared to equivalent funding in England. This is around £1 billion more each year than the Holtham Commission indicated – and the Welsh Government agreed - was fair for Wales relative to England.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/04/2024 15:18:04 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1665601

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they have made available to the Welsh Government over and above the basic budget provision for Wales in the financial year 2023–24; and for what purposes any specific use was stipulated.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 set the largest annual block grant, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. This provided the Welsh Government with £2.5 billion in 2023-24 through the Barnett formula, on top of their £15.9 billion baseline. They also received over £320 million of ringfenced non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 for farming and fisheries.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this settlement, the Welsh Government have received an additional £745 million through the Barnett formula for 2023-24, largely as a result of decisions made at Autumn Statement 2022 and Spring Budget 2023. They have also received around £450 million in non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 since Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the devolved administrations to allocate their Barnett-based funding in devolved areas as they see fit. They can therefore take their own decisions on managing and investing available resources, reflecting their own priorities and local circumstances, and they are accountable to the devolved legislatures for these decisions. Non-Barnett funding is generally ringfenced, meaning it can only be spent for the purpose it was given.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of Barnett and non-Barnett funding, including the policy areas for which the non-Barnett funding is ringfenced, can also be found in the Block Grant Transparency publication. This publication is updated regularly, and the most recent report was published in July 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/10/2023 11:40:40 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1659998

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Barnett consequential payments will be made to the Welsh Government arising from additional expenditure in England in the education sector on safeguarding buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>As our immediate support is being funded from existing unallocated budgets there will be no additional Barnett consequentials. The devolved administrations have already received funding through the Barnett formula at Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working collaboratively with our devolved administration counterparts on this issue, and the Barnett formula will continue to apply in the usual way to any change in UK Government departmental budgets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/09/2023 13:33:08 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1651632

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to uprate the Welsh government’s overall capital borrowing cap in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	193213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Welsh Government is well-funded to deliver its devolved responsibilities via the Block Grant, receiving a funding premium of around 20% more per person than equivalent UK Government spending in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to its Block Grant funding, the Welsh Government already has access to generous borrowing powers to enhance their capital investment and there remains significant headroom within their overall capital borrowing limit of £1 billion.</p><p> </p><p>These capital borrowing powers sit within a wider Fiscal Framework agreed with the Welsh Government. A review of this framework is triggered if the Welsh Government’s funding premium falls to 15%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/07/2023 13:54:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1580309

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Welsh Government will receive a Barnett consequential from the £500 million Local Authority Housing Fund announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	131329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Barnett formula applies to changes in departmental DEL budgets, not when departments make spending or policy announcements. Funding for this programme was allocated as part of the Spending Review in 2021 so the Welsh Government has already received the associated Barnett-based funding as part of its own settlement.</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grant, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Act. This provided £18bn per year for the Welsh Government. This settlement is still growing in real terms this year, and over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK. It is for the Welsh Government to allocate its funding as it sees fit in devolved areas.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/01/2023 15:51:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1466508

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his statement providing an Economy Update on 26 May 2022, what the Barnett consequential for Wales is; if he plans for funds to be made available to the Welsh government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out in his statement to the House, in recognition of the challenges people are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, the UK Government is providing an additional £15 billion of support.</p><p>The majority of this support is being provided directly to households across the UK and is on top of the support announced in February and at Spring Statement. <strong>I</strong>n addition, the Welsh Government is receiving around £25m from the Household Support Fund through the Barnett formula.</p><p>The full details of the support announced, including Barnett consequentials for the devolved administrations, were set out in the Chancellor’s statement of the 26 May and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-most-vulnerable-households-will-receive-1200-of-help-with-cost-of-living" target="_blank">accompanying press release</a>.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 06/06/2022 08:45:07 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1461129

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the financial settlement for 2022–23 in meeting the statutory responsibilities of that government to provide public services in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 set the largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts in 1998. The Welsh Government is receiving an average of £2.5bn per year through the Barnett formula on top of £15.9bn annual baseline, enabling further investment across Wales in areas such as schools, housing, transport, health and social care. This also means the Welsh Government’s funding per person is around 20% higher than equivalent UK Government funding in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Welsh Government to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit. The Welsh Government will take their own decisions on managing and investing available resources, reflecting their priorities and local circumstances, and they are accountable to the Senedd for these decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government and HM Treasury maintain a regular dialogue throughout the year giving the Welsh Government opportunity to discuss any issues related to the financial settlement for 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/05/2022 14:35:07 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1386726

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequential will the Welsh Government receive from the £12.8bn allocated to the HS2 East Core Network in the Integrated Rail Plan.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	90394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is responsible for much of the rail infrastructure in Wales, and therefore spends money on this infrastructure rather than funding the Welsh Government to do so. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with this responsibility, the UK Government is currently delivering an ambitious programme to upgrade Welsh railways, including through the electrification of the Severn Tunnel and building a new station at Bow Street.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula is applied at fiscal events when departmental budgets are set rather than being applied when departments announce how they are spending their budgets. At the recent 2021 Spending Review the UK Government provided the Welsh Government with more than £18 billion on average each year over the spending review period. The Welsh Government will determine how to spend this on its devolved responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 90395 90396 question first answered 15/12/2021 08:03:28 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards