Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the real term change in the Welsh Government's block grant has been since the start of the current Parliament.

We have taken the necessary decisions to restore this country to financial stability to deliver a brighter economic future.

As a result of the positive Barnett consequentials the Welsh Government has received from our ongoing protections to UK health and schools budgets, the reductions to the Welsh Government’s block grant are less than the overall reductions for the whole UK Government and considerably less than the reductions for non-protected departments.

The following details the changes to the Welsh Government’s block grant in real terms since the start of the current parliament.

Welsh Government’s block grant, real terms percentage change per annum

2010-11 to 2011-12 outturn: -5.1

2011-12 to 2012-13 outturn: -0.6

2012-13 to 2013-14 outturn: 0.4

2013-14 outturn to 2014-15 plans: -0.4

2014-15 plans to 2015-16 plans: -2.5