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HANSARDWales: Public ServicesI always take the noble Lord’s recommendations extremely seriously. I will certainly read the report he recommends, although it is interesting that it came out 15 years ago and…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesNo, I do not think I agree, and I am not sure that the formula that the noble Baroness sets out would deliver a better deal for Wales or any of the devolved Administrations. The…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesThe Barnett formula is a simple and efficient way of allocating finance and has stood the test of time. As the noble Lord says, it delivers a very good deal for Wales; the higher…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesI am grateful for my noble friend’s question; it is gratifying to hear what she says. As I said, the Welsh Government settlement for 2025-26 is the largest in real terms since…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. The Welsh Government settlement for 2025-26 is the largest in real terms of any since devolution. The Welsh Government are…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will respond to Amendment 9 tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Russell, on the topic of local and community benefits. As I set out in Committee, the Government are…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesMy Lords, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury is in regular contact with his Welsh Government counterparts on funding, including the application of the Barnett formula. He spoke…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. Let me once again say that I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Vere, for her…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate in response to the amendments from my noble friend Lord Hain and the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys.…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their points. The amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, would require the Crown Estate commissioners to…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will address other noble Lords’ amendments in this group during my closing speech, after listening to the debate. I have listened to the arguments and concerns put…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. First, I would like to address the points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. I thank him…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions from all noble Lords on this group of amendments. As I set out in Committee, the Government recognise that the matter of controls on…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesI am not sure what question the noble Lord thinks I have not answered. He asked me specifically about investment projects. Of course, under his Government, we were the only…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate in response to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Young of Old Scone and the noble…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesThe noble Lord is quite right that growth was one of the biggest failures of the previous Government over the past 14 years. It is absolutely our priority to do something about…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesI give the noble Baroness the same answer that I have given already: I do not think the Government have any such plans. The Northern Ireland Executive settlement for 2025-26 is…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving government Amendment 1, I shall speak also to government Amendment 4. The Government have tabled these amendments after considering the concerns raised in…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingI cannot speak for those in the Conservative Party—and it does not seem that they can speak for themselves either right now. It is very unclear what they would do at all in…04 Nov 2024