Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public sector in Wales to date of the increase in Employers National Insurance Contributions from April 2025.

The UK Government agreed to provide funding to support the public sector with the additional costs associated with changes to employer National Insurance Contributions policy.

The Welsh Government received funding through the Barnett formula for additional support provided to UK Government departments in 2025-26 as a result of this policy change.

It is for the Welsh Government to estimate its own pressures and determine how to allocate its funding across devolved public services.