Wales: Barnett Formula

Debate between Baroness Randerson and Lord Strathclyde

Wednesday 20th June 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Randerson]

My Lords—

[The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)]

My Lords, tomorrow we have a Question on the behaviour of the House, and I would not want to use this as a bad example. We have time for one more Peer, and I think that it should be the noble Lord, Lord Richard.

Debt

Debate between Baroness Randerson and Lord Strathclyde

Tuesday 29th May 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Low of Dalston]

My Lords—

[The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)]

My Lords, we have not heard from the Liberal Democrat Benches, so perhaps we can now.

[Baroness Randerson]

My Lords, the Government have stated repeatedly that reducing the deficit must take priority over reform of the Barnett formula. Can the Minister tell us whether Treasury discussions with the Government in Wales have included consideration of a temporary mechanism—the so-called Barnett floor—which, although it would not solve the problem, would at least alleviate the immediate widening of the unfairness in the funding of Wales?