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1664809

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sustainability of UK debt levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring debt is on a sustainable footing. This is reflected in the Prime Minister’s priority to reduce national debt in the medium term and the legally binding fiscal rule to have debt as a share of GDP to be projected to fall in the fifth year of the forecast horizon.</p><p> </p><p>The independent OBR assesses performance against the fiscal rules twice a year alongside each fiscal event. In March 2023, the OBR confirmed that the fiscal rules had been met with debt falling as a percentage of GDP in 2027-28. The OBR will publish an updated economic and fiscal forecast on 22 November alongside the Autumn Statement</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the Charter for Budget Responsibility, the Government requires the OBR to publish an annual Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report, which includes long-run projections of the Government finances. The government will respond to the latest FRS at a future fiscal event. To manage longer-term spending pressures and maintain high quality public services, the Chancellor has recently announced a major public sector productivity programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/10/2023 11:41:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1662257

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much capital budget was allocated to (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, for each of the past five years including the 2023–24 financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2023 answer text Please see the table below for a breakdown of devolved administration capital budgets (plans) over the past 5 years.<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total Capital DEL budget (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Welsh Government</strong></p></td><td><p>2,226</p></td><td><p>3,151</p></td><td><p>3,165</p></td><td><p>2,889</p></td><td><p>3,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish Government</strong></p></td><td><p>4,432</p></td><td><p>5,449</p></td><td><p>5,562</p></td><td><p>6,412</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland Executive</strong></p></td><td><p>1,576</p></td><td><p>1,807</p></td><td><p>1,942</p></td><td><p>2,114</p></td><td><p>2,116</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>A breakdown of devolved administration funding dating back to 2016-17, including capital funding, can also be found in the block grant transparency publication. The publication is regularly updated and the most recent update was published in July 2023. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/10/2023 15:19:26 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1659869

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) current, and (2) future, levels of the capital budget allocated to each of the devolved nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. Those settlements are still growing in real terms over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.</p><p> </p><p>The Spending Review 2021 settlement provided £41 billion per year for the Scottish Government (£6 billion of which is capital funding), £18 billion per year for the Welsh Government (£3 billion capital) and £15 billion per year for the Northern Ireland Executive (£2 billion capital).</p><p> </p><p>On top of record spending review settlements, the devolved administrations are receiving an additional £4 billion over the next two years through the operation of the Barnett formula (largely from Autumn Statement 2022 and Spring Budget 2023): £1.8 billion for the Scottish Government, £1.4 billion for the Welsh Government and £0.8 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive. £1.8 billion of this has been allocated to their capital budgets (£0.8 billion for the Scottish Government, £0.7 billion for the Welsh Government and £0.3 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive). The devolved administration’s budgets are not set beyond the current spending review period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/09/2023 13:34:28 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1656001

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the Barnett Formula.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the effective operation of the funding arrangements for the devolved administrations is monitored on an ongoing basis, the UK Government currently has no plans to undertake a formal review of the Barnett formula.</p><p>The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:30:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1651027

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to undertake a detailed review of the effectiveness of the Barnett formula and its effect on allocations of finance to devolved governments within the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the effective operation of the funding arrangements for the Devolved Administrations is monitored on an ongoing basis, the UK Government currently has no plans to undertake a formal review of the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The devolved administrations are receiving over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 18/07/2023 11:09:59 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1651072

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continued effectiveness of the Barnett formula for the devolved nations of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The devolved administrations are receiving over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 20/07/2023 15:12:27 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1625109

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that allocated funding is disbursed in a timely way.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury works closely with departments to ensure that allocated funding is distributed in a timely and efficient way.</p><p> </p><p>Departments are given freedom to exercise commercial judgement within appropriate delegated authority arrangements. Project and programme spending outside of departments' Delegated Authority Limits is scrutinised by HM Treasury to ensure it reflects the government's priorities and meets the criteria for the use of public funds: regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury reviews Delegated Authority Limits on an annual basis to ensure scrutiny is focused and proportionate. HM Treasury has taken forward various initiatives to strengthen approval and decision-making processes across government, including updating the Treasury Approval Process in 2022 to support faster and higher quality spending approvals.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2023 10:57:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1604277

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what will be the Barnett Consequential Financial Provision for (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales, as a result of their expenditure on the HS2 railway project in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Spending on HS2 contributes to the Barnett consequentials generated from changes in the Department for Transport’s settlement. The Block Grant Transparency publication which is available on GOV.UK sets out all Barnett consequentials generated at both departmental and programme level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/03/2023 15:48:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1583473

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess the (1) effectiveness, and (2) appropriateness, of funding through the Barnett formula for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we recognise the Barnett formula is not perfect, all allocation systems have strengths and weaknesses. The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The devolved administrations are receiving over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL5383 question first answered 15/02/2023 13:03:17 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1583474

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the operation of the Barnett formula.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we recognise the Barnett formula is not perfect, all allocation systems have strengths and weaknesses. The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The devolved administrations are receiving over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL5382 question first answered 15/02/2023 13:03:17 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme