The Block Grant

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 12:01 pm on 8 July 2020.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 12:01, 8 July 2020

I thank the Member for that question. Alongside many Whitehall departments, the Welsh Government has drawn down repayable cash from the UK contingencies fund. In our case, £857 million has been used to front-load our actions to support businesses and public services in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic.