Public Expenditure: Wales

Mrs. Gillan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Barnett consequentials are for Wales of the savings to be made by each Department following Budget 2010.

Mr. Byrne
[holding answer 30 March 2010]: In Budget 2010 the Welsh Assembly Government received an additional £48 million in 2010-11 as Barnett consequentials of increases in spending of UK Departments. Budgets for 2011-12 onwards will be set in the next spending review in the usual way.

Mrs. Gillan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money is available to the Welsh Assembly Government under the Barnett formula for financial year 2010-11.

Mr. Byrne
Budget 2010 announced an increase of £48 million for the Welsh Assembly Government in 2010-11. The Welsh Assembly Government's budget plans for 2010-11 are set out in Table C11 of the Budget 2010 Report (HC 451). The final outturn for 2010-11 will not be known until spring 2011.

Mrs. Gillan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the consequential changes are to Government expenditure in Wales arising from the £11 billion savings announced by Government departments consequent on the Financial Statement and Budget Report.

Mr. Byrne
The departmental expenditure limits for the Welsh Assembly Government will be determined in the next spending review in the usual way.