Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 May 2005. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 June 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Block Grant (Wales)

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sum has been reported to Her Majesty's Treasury as total public expenditure within the assigned budget by the (a) former Welsh Office and (b) National Assembly for Wales in each year since 1997, for the purposes of assessing the block grant for Wales under the Barnett formula.

Answer

Details of calculation of the block grant payable to the Welsh Assembly Government and its relationship with Total Managed Expenditure in Wales can be found in the Wales Office Annual Report.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

1282; 434 c466-7W;434 c468-9W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

National Assembly for Wales Public expenditure Wales Welsh Office