Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions or corresponded with HM Treasury on funding for Wales since the announcement of the Government's agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party.

Ministers and I have regular discussions with HM Treasury on targeted interventions to support economic growth in Wales. These include City and Growth Deals such as the deals we have already announced for Cardiff and Swansea and the deal we have committed to for North Wales which we are discussing with local partners. Wales also benefits from the financial security of the new funding settlement put in place by the fiscal framework we agreed with the Welsh Government last year to guarantee a fair level of funding for the long-term.