Written questions

Public Expenditure: Wales

Commons · Question 86697 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she made has made of the potential impact of providing compensation to local authorities in Wales via the Barnett Formula on the adequacy of funding to cover the additional Employer National I

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 4 Nov 2025

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support with the changes to employer National Insurance.The devolved governments received funding through the Barnett formula in 2025-26, including on this support. Th...