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Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 November 2025

Debate

Barnett Formula: Wales

Contribution

My Lords, the UK Government have given the Welsh Government the largest financial settlement in the history of devolution, nearly £5 billion extra to spend on public services in the next three years—not supported in the Senedd by Plaid Cymru. Does the Minister agree that it was most positive to hear the Deputy First Minister telling the Senedd last Tuesday that Ministers had “secured an agreement with the UK Government” to further explore the Barnett formula?

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