Barnett Formula: Wales - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:17 pm on 12 November 2025.

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Photo of Lord Wigley Lord Wigley Plaid Cymru 3:17, 12 November 2025

To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the Barnett formula to ensure needs-based funding in Wales.

Barnett Formula

An economic mechanism used by the Treasury to adjust automatically the amounts of public expenditure allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, to reflect changes in spending levels allocated to public services in England, England and Wales or Great Britain as a whole.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_formula