Oral Answers to Questions

Gerald Jones Excerpts

Thursday 4th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis]

My hon. Friend speaks with great authority on these matters. The Cabinet Office is strongly supportive of the work that DEFRA is undertaking on food security, including mapping critical food supply chain assets to provide a greater understanding of potential vulnerabilities. We have also published the first ever chronic risks analysis to support decision making on longer-term cross-cutting and interconnected risks, such as climate and geopolitical change.

[Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare) (Lab)]

9. What recent progress he has made on improving the relationship between the Government and the devolved Administrations.

[Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) (Lab)]

12. What recent progress he has made on improving the relationship between the Government and the devolved Administrations.

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[Gerald Jones]

I very much welcome the additional £505 million of investment that the Chancellor announced in last week’s Budget through the Barnett formula, building on the biggest settlement since devolution. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is another example of two Labour Governments working together for the benefit of the people of Wales, which is in complete contrast to how we were treated by the Conservatives?

[Darren Jones]

I agree that this is but one fantastic example of two Labour Governments working together to deliver for the people of Wales, in stark contrast with 14 years of Conservative Governments ignoring Welsh leaders in the Senedd. Just the other week, we announced two AI growth zones and the UK’s first small modular reactor in Anglesey, alongside historic investment in Welsh rail earlier this year. Through that, we are creating 11,000 new jobs across Wales. That is thanks, again, to two Labour Governments working together for the people of Wales.