Written question WQ95160
- Asked by
- Luke FletcherPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
What consequentials does the Welsh Government anticipate will come from the UK Government's new youth guarantee and youth trailblazer areas?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
It is not expected that there will be a consequential in relation to the youth guarantee trailblazer areas. Were there to be a consequential, changes to funding in England on programmes which are devolved in Wales result in changes to our block grant via the Barnett formula. However, those changes do not determine what the block grant should be spent on. It is for Welsh Ministers, with the Senedd’s approval, to decide how to allocate the Welsh Government’s budget. Where there is a case for using the consequential funding for similar purposes, Welsh Ministers will deploy in line with its priorities as part of the appropriate budget process.