6. Statement by the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Implications for Wales of the UK Government's 2019 Spending Round

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:14 pm on 17 September 2019.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 4:14, 17 September 2019

Can I thank the Minister for her statement today and for the Welsh Government's proposed response to the 2019 spending round? I have to say, having listened to yourself, the Minister, and also the First Minister earlier, there's certainly an air of pessimism, I think, surrounding the speech writing and question writing in the Welsh Government today. Much of what you said I don't think we would disagree with and I don't think a lot of people in Wales would disagree with. We know full well that the last decade has involved cutbacks at the UK level that have fed through to the Welsh Government level. It's not often spoken about any more why we have those cuts, but of course it wasn't due to the Labour Party in this Chamber—it was due to profligate spending by the Labour Party up until 2010 in Westminster, and borrowing as well. So, anyway, that is for another debate, but I think people do sometimes need to be reminded.