Oral QuestionCabinet Office

What recent progress he has made on strengthening the relationship between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations. 

Tabled: 26 February 2026Answered: 5 March 2026

Asked by

Tonia Antoniazzi

LabourGower

Answering Minister

the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Answer from Hansard

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Darren Jones)

This Labour Government are focused on delivering for every part of the country. Over the past few weeks, we have signed a £50 million defence growth deal with the Welsh Government and announced plans to build seven new Welsh railway stations through £14 billion of investment. We have halved tariffs on Scottish whisky following the Prime Minister’s successful visit to China. We have progressed our child poverty strategy by voting for legislation to remove the two-child cap, which will benefit over 17,000 children in Northern Ireland alone. In my role as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, I regularly convene interministerial standing committees with representatives from the devolved Governments, and we have most recently discussed election security and preparedness for the May elections.