Wales: Additional Financial Resources Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Wales: Additional Financial Resources

Lord Morgan Excerpts
Wednesday 18th January 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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I do think it is important that, when we look at our public spending, we take into account the needs of the various areas. I have described how we do that when it comes to the Welsh Government. We also have that process when we look at, for example, funding for local government. That is a principle that the UK Government will continue to support in our approach.

Lord Morgan Portrait Lord Morgan (Lab)
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My Lords, in addition to the excellent financial points that have been made on both sides of the House, would the Welsh Labour Government not benefit from having greater powers, of the kind of “devo-max” proposed in Gordon Brown’s excellent proposals on the constitutional settlement?