Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:22 pm on 27 November 2019.
Yes, and that money was hard won by years of negotiations on the part of the Welsh Government, which Mark Drakeford led on.
Moving back to the issue of the consistent underinvestment by the UK Government in non-devolved areas in Wales, between 2011 and 2016, the Welsh Government contributed around £362 million to wider public sector spending on Welsh railways. We also invested over £220 million in rail infrastructure enhancement, including funding from EU structural funds. And during the same period, the UK Government chose to invest just £198 million on enhancing the network in Wales—proof, I think, that their priorities lay elsewhere.
Through Superfast Cymru, a total of nearly £230 million of public funding has been invested in providing access to superfast broadband to 733,000 homes and businesses, and let's be clear: these are homes and businesses that would not otherwise be able to access broadband. A hundred and forty six million pounds was invested from Welsh Government and EU funding support, while only £67 million of that was provided by the UK Government. Llywydd, this is major funding that could have been spent on devolved services, but we have been forced to step in where the UK Government has refused to fulfil its responsibilities.
Turning to this year's UK spending round, let me briefly summarise what it means for our budget. But, before I do, I will address the point that I believe Nick Ramsay made in terms of wishing to see a longer-term investment and a longer-term profile for spending. Well, that's something that we obviously share in Welsh Government but, unfortunately, despite being promised a three-year comprehensive spending review, we were just offered a one-year spending round that doesn't even give us the confidence of future spending that some departments in the UK Government have.
In our 2021 budget, it will be 2 per cent or £300 million lower in real terms than compared to 2010-11. And, of course, there's the impact of the UK Treasury's choice to play fast and loose with the agreed rules that we have on funding allocations. This year, that approach delivered a £35 million shortfall for our budget following the failure of the UK Government to fully fund increased public sector pensions. I have to say that that shortfall rises to around £50 million next year, so that's £50 million that I'm not able to put into schools and classrooms in Wales; it's £50 million that doesn't go to the health service; it's £50 million that can't go almost halfway to meeting the identified spend that Angela Burns would like to see in terms of introducing more nurses to Wales. So, that's all money that can't be spent in Wales because we've been shortchanged by the UK Government.
The pitiful outcome of a decade of austerity should be a source of deep embarrassment to the Welsh Conservatives, and we'll take no lessons from the UK Government when it comes to investing in health and education. Spending per person on health and social services here in Wales stands at more than £3,000, and that's the highest of the four UK countries. Spending per person on education in Wales was more than £1,300, and that's 6 per cent higher than in England.
Within the straitjacket of a decade of austerity, we continue to invest in the public services where there is greatest need. We've committed in our manifesto, and I have to say—