Today (Wednesday 23 October 2024) Plaid Cymru will call on the Labour Welsh Government to put pressure on the UK Labour Government to ensure five key asks are included in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
Plaid Cymru will call for:
- HS2 to be re-classified as an England-only project, and for Wales to receive the £4 billion it is due from the project.
- Fair funding for Wales - replacing the Barnett Formula with a needs-based formula that prioritises the needs of the people of Wales
- Devolution of the Crown Estate to Wales, as has happened in Scotland.
- An end to the two-child benefit cap which forces thousands of children into poverty in Wales.
- Restoration of the Winter Fuel Payment.
Plaid Cymru finance spokesperson, Heledd Fychan MS said:
“For years in the run up to the UK General election, we were promised that things would be better once we had a UK Labour government. But this so-called ‘partnership in power’ hasn’t yet delivered for Wales.
“Labour in the Senedd used to agree with Plaid Cymru on HS2 reclassification and the £4bn owed to us in consequential; on replacing Barnett; and on the devolution of the crown estate. But evidently, they are not able to persuade their London bosses on any of these matters.
“In fact, on HS2, the Welsh Government claim to be making the case for HS2 cash, but only a few hundred million rather than the billions they were previously calling for.”
She continued:
“While Welsh pensioners are terrified that they won’t be able to heat their homes this winter; while a third of Welsh children are living in poverty; and while Wales is being robbed of billions of pounds in funding, Welsh Labour are happy enough staying quiet, putting party before country.
“Our calls today represent the necessary steps towards securing fairness for Wales and the funding owed to us. Plaid Cymru is clear - Labour must now deliver on the promises made to the people of Wales.”
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