Written questions

Employers' Contributions: Wales

Commons · Question 87820 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether future compensation funding provided to the Welsh Government for increased National Insurance contributions costs for the public sector in Wales will cover this cost in full.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 11 Nov 2025

The Welsh Government’s budget is growing in real terms between 2024-25 and 2028-29 and their Spending Review settlement is the largest in real terms since devolution in 1998. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public se...