First Minister calls for fair funding and new powers for Welsh Government
Wales would benefit from fairer funding and stronger devolved powers, the First Minister Eluned Morgan is due to say in a speech today.
Speaking to the Institute of Government this morning, the First Minister will call for Wales to receive a fair share of UK funding for rail, research and investment.
She will set out her priorities for reforming devolution, including a call for a Constitutional Reform Act to provide legal protection for devolved powers.
The First Minister will also propose the creation of an independent oversight process to ensure fair funding for Wales and the other devolved nations.
In her speech, she will reiterate that the Welsh Government is seeking the devolution of policing, rail, youth justice and probation, along with the transfer of Crown Estate powers. She will also call on the Chancellor to make permanent the Welsh Government’s full access to its financial reserves.
In excerpts released ahead of the speech, the First Minister will say: “As part of our new chapter on devolution, we have to ensure that UK-wide frameworks enable innovation. I am proposing a new independent adjudicator to ensure financial fairness across the nations.
“The new chapter must be underpinned by a ‘fair share formula’ so that Wales automatically receives its rightful share of UK resources in critical areas like rail, justice, and research and development. I believe that Wales should receive, at a minimum, a Barnett share from all UK-wide investment funding.
“That’s what the Welsh Government I lead does and that’s what the next chapter is about.”
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