Ben Lake MP calls for transparency over how Wales is funded amid £200m discrepancy

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00:00Mr Speaker, I was pleased to hear the Secretary of State in evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee last week

00:04explained that Wales will receive a barmoth consequential of some £200 million

00:08as a result of transport announcements for English mayoral combined authority areas made in the lead-up to the spending review.

00:15But could the Secretary of State clarify whether she was referring to the Transport for City Regions funding,

00:20which was announced on 4th June, for the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has stated in an answer to a written question

00:25that it is not possible to identify the specific barmoth consequential arising from that programme?

00:31I thank the honourable gentleman for his question.

00:34My understanding is that the just over £200 million figure that I referred to in my evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee

00:41relates to the combined mayoral authority announcements that were made prior to the spending review.