MP Info Written Answers and Written Ministerial Statements "barnett formula"

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Title	Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: NDPBs: Wales
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Body	<p pid="c.326W.0/1">As stated in the written statement of <phrase class="date" code="2010-07-20">20 July 2010</phrase>, further work is being done in discussion with the bodies concerned and other interested parties to finalise the details and timings of these proposals. Where bodies are being abolished, we will look to transfer key functions to other existing bodies to support our sectors and preserve the necessary expertise.</p><p pid="c.326W.0/2">This work is at too early a stage to say what the impact of the changes will be on Wales specifically.</p><p pid="c.326W.0/3">As to the impact on the Barnett formula, no departmental expenditure limits (DELs) have yet been set for the years after 2010-11. DELs for the four years from 2011-12 will be set in the spending review on <phrase class="date" code="2010-10-20">20 October 2010</phrase>. For 2010-11, the work is at too early a stage to firmly quantify the impact at this point.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	John Penrose
Position and Department	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
Party	Conservative
Constituency	Weston-Super-Mare
Date	2010-09-06
Title	Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure: Scotland
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Body	<p pid="b.946W.4/1" qnum="11062">To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect implementation of the proposals in the Department of Health's White Paper on NHS reform will have on the amount of money made available under the Barnett formula for Scotland.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Ann McKechin
Party	Labour
Constituency	Glasgow North
Date	2010-07-27
Title	Written Answers — Scotland: Graduates: Taxation
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Body	<p pid="b.609W.5/1" qnum="11069">To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the implications would be for funding of higher education under the Barnett formula in Scotland from introduction of a graduate tax in England.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Ann McKechin
Party	Labour
Constituency	Glasgow North
Date	2010-07-26
Title	Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure: Wales
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Body	<p pid="b.727W.11/1">At the time of the <phrase class="date" code="2010-05-26">26 May</phrase> announcement, the savings in respect of the Olympics programme had not been confirmed. The Barnett formula was therefore initially applied to all the DCMS savings, rather than the DCMS savings excluding the Olympics savings, which was done once the Olympics savings were confirmed.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Danny Alexander
Position and Department	Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
Party	Liberal Democrat
Constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Date	2010-07-26
Title	Written Answers — Scotland: Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Body	<p pid="a.498W.2/1" qnum="10185">To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any consequential adjustment to payments to Scotland under the Barnett Formula arise from the changes to the Building Schools for the Future programme in England.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Frank Roy
Party	Labour
Constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
Date	2010-07-22
Title	Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure
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Body	<p pid="a.522W.0/1">Full details of the operation of the Barnett Formula are set out in the Treasury publication Funding the Scottish Parliament, National</p><p pid="a.522W.0/2">Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly: Statement of Funding Policy. The SFP can be accessed at:</p><p class="indent" pid="a.522W.0/3"><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100407010852/">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100407010852/</a></p><p class="indent" pid="a.522W.0/4"><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pbr_csr07_funding591.pdf">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pbr_csr07_funding591.pdf</a></p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Danny Alexander
Position and Department	Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
Party	Liberal Democrat
Constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Date	2010-07-22
Title	Written Answers — Treasury: Finance Bill 2010-11
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Body	<p pid="a.717W.5/1">Convergence is a mathematical property of the Barnett formula exhibited under certain conditions, particularly when departmental spending is growing. Table 2.3 in the Budget sets out falling implied DEL totals over the course of the SR period.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Danny Alexander
Position and Department	Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
Party	Liberal Democrat
Constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Date	2010-07-14
Title	Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental finance
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Body	<p class="askedtoreply" pid="a.260W.9/1">I have been asked to reply.</p><p pid="a.260W.9/2">The Government announced in the June 2010 Budget that they are committed to protecting health and overseas aid in the Spending Review. Health is a devolved programme so the Northern Ireland Executive will benefit from health being protected in England through the operation of Barnett formula consequentials in the spending review. However it is for the Northern Ireland Executive to make its own decisions on how to allocate its block budget in Northern Ireland.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Danny Alexander
Position and Department	Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
Party	Liberal Democrat
Constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Date	2010-07-07
Title	Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure: Wales
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Body	<p pid="c.502W.7/1" qnum="4396">To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on implementing the recommendation of the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales that the Government produce an annual publication enabling comparisons between Welsh Assembly Government expenditure under the Barnett Formula and equivalent expenditure in England.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Jonathan Edwards
Party	Plaid Cymru
Constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Date	2010-06-29

Search Term	"barnett formula" in the 'Written Ministerial Statements'
Title	Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: House of Lords Select Committee on the Barnett Formula (Government Response)
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Body	<p pid="b.127WS.3/1">The Government are today publishing their response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on the Barnett formula (CM 7772). This paper and the evidence referred to in it also meet the Government's commitment to produce a factual paper on the Barnett formula.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Alistair Darling
Position and Department	Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury
Party	Labour
Constituency	Edinburgh South West
Date	2009-12-16
Title	Written Ministerial Statements — Wales: Future Funding
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Body	<p pid="b.101WS.2/1">In parallel with the White Paper "Scotland's Future in the United Kingdom: Building on ten years of Scottish devolution", I am pleased to inform the House that the Government have agreed new arrangements in relation to future funding in Wales.</p><p pid="b.101WS.2/2">These address concerns, expressed by the House of Lords Select Committee report on the Barnett formula, the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales (chaired by Gerald Holtham), and also by the Welsh Assembly Government, about the continued application of the formula in Wales, in particular whether pressures in the Barnett formula for additional convergence towards the English average could in future disadvantage Wales.</p><p pid="b.101WS.2/3">The Government welcome many aspects of the Holtham report, which it continues to study in detail.</p><p pid="b.101WS.2/4">The new arrangements are as follows:</p><p class="indent" pid="b.101WS.2/5">the Government agree that the Barnett formula could lead to convergence to an extent that would be regarded as unacceptable although further convergence is not currently expected in the coming years;</p><p class="indent" pid="b.101WS.2/6">the Government will make a full assessment of the extent of convergence with consideration of Wales' position relative to other parts of the United Kingdom as part of each spending review; and</p><p class="indent" pid="b.101WS.2/7">following this assessment the Government would be prepared to take action if appropriate to ensure Wales is not disproportionately disadvantaged.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Peter Hain
Position and Department	Secretary of State, Wales Office
Party	Labour
Constituency	Neath
Date	2009-11-26
Title	Written Ministerial Statements — Leader of the House: Topical Debates
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Body	<p pid="c.83WS.2/1">The House agreed on <phrase class="date" code="2008-10-25">25 October</phrase> to the introduction of topical debates on an experimental basis for the 2007-08 Session, following the recommendations of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons in "Revitalising the Chamber: The Role of the Backbench Member"<sup>(1)</sup>.</p><p pid="c.83WS.2/2">I am today announcing that I will be conducting a review into the operation of topical debates. The results of the review will be published before the House rises for the summer recess. Any Member wishing to submit their views is asked to do so by <phrase class="date" code="2008-05-23">23 May 2008</phrase>.</p><p pid="c.83WS.2/3">While the review is ongoing, I encourage Members to continue to propose subjects for debate, either in writing, via the email link on the home page of the website of the Leader of the House of Commons at: <a href="http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk">www.commonsleader.gov.uk</a> during weekly business questions or in person.</p><p pid="c.83WS.2/4">The criteria used to choose debates have previously been announced to the House: the subject should be topical; the House has not had an opportunity to debate it; it is a matter of public policy; it is a matter of public concern; and it is of international, national or regional importance.</p><p pid="c.83WS.2/5">The Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons has also stated its intention to conduct its own review into the operation of topical debates after their first year of operation. The Government intend to submit the outcomes of their own review to the Modernisation Committee for consideration.</p><p pid="c.83WS.2/6">I am also proposing that a new system be introduced to improve the openness of the system. I intend on a quarterly basis to issue a written ministerial statement that lists all subjects that have been proposed for debate, other than those discussed at weekly business questions, which are already a matter of public record. The attached table gives such information from the beginning of the process until the end of December.</p><table><tbody><tr pid="c.83WS.2/9"> <td><i>Subjects</i><i> P</i><i>roposed (</i><i>O</i><i>ther than in Business Questions) for Topical Debates (7</i><i> November </i><i>- 7 December)</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/10"> <td><i>Week commencing 12 Nov 2007:</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/11"> <td>UK relations with Iran (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/12"> <td>Climate change (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/13"> <td>Barnett formula (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/14"> <td>Rape and domestic violence (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/15"> <td>Medal for injured members of the armed forces (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/16"> <td><i>Week commencing 19 Nov 2007:</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/17"> <td>Public food procurement (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/18"> <td>Western Balkans (other)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/19"> <td>Farepak (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/20"> <td>Annapolis peace talks (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/21"> <td>Animal disease (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/22"> <td>Medal for injured members of the armed forces (letter)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/23"> <td>Data protection (other)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/24"> <td><i>Week commencing 26 Nov 2007:</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/25"> <td>Heathrow (other)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/26"> <td>Medal for injured members of the armed forces (letters)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/27"> <td>Availability of cheap alcohol (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/28"> <td>Identity fraud (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/29"> <td><i>Week commencing 10 Dec 2007:</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/30"> <td>Farepak (email)</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/31"> <td><i>Week commencing 17 Dec 2007:</i></td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/32"> <td>Families at risk (email).</td> </tr><tr pid="c.83WS.2/33"> <td><i>To note:</i> The list includes all requests and whether they have been submitted by letter, email or another method. The list does not include requests made during business questions, or otherwise on the Floor of the House, and that are already a matter of public record. Weeks where there were no requests are not included.</td> </tr></tbody></table><p pid="c.83WS.2/36"><sup>(<i>1</i>)</sup> HC337 of <phrase class="date" code="2007-06-13">13 June 2007</phrase></p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Harriet Harman
Position and Department	Minister of State, Government Equalities Office
Party	Labour
Constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
Date	2008-02-07
Title	Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: Railways Bill (Scotland)
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Body	<p pid="a.34WS.2/1">The provisions in the Railways Bill, which is due to complete its Commons consideration today, would devolve to the Scottish Ministers additional powers and functions to determine Scottish railway strategies; to let, monitor and manage the Scotrail franchise; and to specify rail infrastructure needs in Scotland. They will also be able to set fares and fund improvements to the railway. Only some functions—principally safety and the licensing of railway operators—will remain reserved to UK Ministers.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/2">The changes in the Railways Bill affect the executive powers of the Scottish Ministers. Responsibility for primary legislation dealing with the management and operation of railways remains reserved to the Westminster Parliament.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/3">Under the Sewel Convention the Government have committed not to vary the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers without the consent of the Scottish Parliament. Therefore, in order to legislate in the Railways Bill the Parliament must give its consent to the Sewel motion for those aspects of the Bill which relate to devolving additional executive powers and functions to the Scottish Ministers. The motion put to the Scottish Parliament was:</p><p class="italic" pid="a.34WS.2/4">Railways Bill</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/5">"That the Parliament agrees that those provisions that confer executive powers and functions on the Scottish Ministers in the Railways Bill and those that relate to devolved matters should be considered by the UK Parliament".</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/6">The Scottish Parliament considered and agreed this motion on <phrase class="date" code="2005-01-26">26 January</phrase>.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/7">To support these devolved responsibilities, the Secretary of State has announced that agreement has been reached with Scottish Ministers to transfer approximately £325 million to the Scottish Executive which would provide sufficient funding to cover all the responsibilities being transferred by virtue of the Railways Bill.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/8">As part of this settlement the following funding transfers have been agreed:</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/9">The Scottish Executive will receive a Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) transfer from the Department for Transport (DfT) of £7.5 million to accompany the transfer of the majority of the Strategic Rail Authority's (SRA's) functions to the Scottish Executive. This sum represents the application of the Barnett formula (0.1023) to 75 per cent. of the relevant SRA budgets for 2004–05.</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/10">The Scottish Executive will receive a DEL transfer from DfT of £302 million to fund Network Rail's Operation, Maintenance and Renewals activities in Scotland to deliver the network outputs in Scotland. This will take effect from <phrase class="date" code="2006-04-01">1 April 2006</phrase>.</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/11">A significant proportion of the £302 million total relates to a new Scotland element of Network Rail's regulatory asset base (RAB). The disagregation of the current GB RAB into elements for Scotland and for England and Wales will be determined by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) before the end of 2005, following joint representations by DfT and the Scottish Executive. The DfT and Scottish Executive will each receive funding precisely sufficient to remunerate their respective RABs. The Scottish Executive and DfT agree that the best estimate that can be made of the RAB for Scotland in advance of the ORR's determination is that it will be very close to 10 per cent. of the RAB for Great Britain, which is the basis on which the RAB spend above is calculated.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/12">In addition, in order to fund rail enhancements the Scottish Executive will receive the following:</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/13">a DEL transfer of £17 million from <phrase class="date" code="2006-04-01">1 April 2006</phrase>;</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/14">a proportionate increase, via the application of the Barnett Formula, of future increases in DfT's spending on enhancements in England and Wales as an outcome from future Spending Reviews.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/15">Scotland will also benefit from a proportionate share of the following funding sources:</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/16">A 10 per cent. share of the planned "small schemes pot" funding for Network Rail to take forward small enhancement schemes, as was announced in the White Paper.</p><p class="indent" pid="a.34WS.2/17">The undertaking of enhancement works in Scotland to enable compliance with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.</p><p pid="a.34WS.2/18">Finally, the ORR will have the same range of responsibilities in Scotland as in England and Wales. Like the Secretary of State for Transport, Scottish Ministers will be required to provide guidance to the ORR on desired outputs, and ORR will determine the cost of delivering these outputs. To reflect the fact that in future Network Rail will be funded by two Governments, a separate binding arrangement between Scottish Ministers and Network Rail will be established, similar to the parallel binding arrangement between UK Ministers and Network Rail. No transfer of resources is required to reflect these arrangements.</p>
House	House of Commons
Person	Mr Tony McNulty
Position and Department	Minister of State, Department for Transport
Party	Labour
Constituency	Harrow East
Date	2005-01-27