Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 5 July 2017.
As the Cabinet Secretary just said, austerity doesn’t seem to like getting its feet wet and doesn’t cross the Irish sea, but the resilience of public services in Wales does depend on the robustness of the Barnett formula. The fact that the Barnett formula has been adjusted but has not been reformed on the basis of needs is an ongoing problem for public services in Wales. So, what assessment has he made, building on some of his earlier points, of the implications for the Barnett formula of the agreement with the DUP and the long-term sustainability of public services in Wales?