(Translated) What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government on reviewing the executive marine planning powers granted to Welsh Ministers out to 200 nautical miles?

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 establishes the Welsh Ministers as the marine plan authority for the Welsh inshore and offshore regions and enables them to prepare a marine plan. The Welsh Government has not identified a need to review the powers to date.

(Translated) What advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government on the legal status of the Barnett formula in respect of the funding of railway infrastructure in Wales?

The UK Government deems HS2 to be an England-and-Wales project and therefore it does not attract consequential funding for Wales by virtue of the Barnett formula. The Welsh Government’s position is that HS2 provides no overall benefit to Wales and it should therefore attract Barnett formula consequential funding.