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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.15 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, the First Minister’s speech reflected the reset relationship between our two Governments based on respect, collaboration and delivery. The Labour Party is a broad…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsI thank my noble friend for the question. I really hoped that she would start her question with “What’s occurin’?”, because it sounds so much better in her accent than in mine.…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsThe noble Lord makes a very interesting point—I wonder whether he made it to his Conservative colleagues on Great Yarmouth Borough Council, who were the first to introduce a…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, anyone would think that there might be an election within the next 12 months.07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, the Labour Government’s position on the Barnett formula is clear, but I am always open to discussions about how the noble Lord can continue to work with us on these…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsWe won the last one and we will win the next one. The noble Baroness raises a genuine issue about the Crown Estate, which we have discussed in your Lordships’ House in great…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, I am proud that, in 1998, the previous Labour Government delivered the devolution Acts and what is now the Senedd in Wales and the Scottish Parliament. We are committed…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, what is clear is that our relationship with the Welsh Government is built on respect, collaboration and delivery. There is an open door: the Secretary of State for Wales…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, this Government have been very clear that we have no plans to review the Barnett formula. Having said that, our manifesto stated that we recognise that the Welsh fiscal…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, sometimes it is very helpful when colleagues are sitting next to you on the Front Bench. My noble friend Lady Smith has met with Wales’s Universities Minister to discuss…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsI thank the noble Baroness for giving me the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of NHS Wales in the past three months. Waiting lists have fallen month on month over the…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, the Prime Minister speaks regularly with the First Minister of Wales as part of the Government’s reset relationship with the Welsh Government. The Prime Minister and…07 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesMy Lords, the Government are reviewing all arm’s-length bodies, with a presumption that they will be closed or merged or have functions returned to government departments unless…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesI thank my noble friend for his question and obviously agree with him. I just want to touch on one of the new bodies criticised by noble Lords opposite. Your Lordships have…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesThe noble Baroness raises the most important of points. I assure her that the Cabinet Office is working closely with sponsoring departments to make sure that, while we recognise…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesThe noble Baroness knows how fond I am of her, but I am going to have to disagree hugely with the premise of her question. We are very clear on making sure that we can deliver.…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesMy noble friend makes an excellent point. I assure your Lordships’ House that there is no way we will engage in this process with that approach. We want to make sure that we can…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesThe noble Lord will not be surprised that I may have anticipated that that question might come from him. Given that he has given me the opportunity to raise the football…01 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesThe noble Baroness raises an interesting point. It is not something that has been brought to my attention before, and I will speak to officials and come back to her. As far as I…01 May 2025