Peredur Owen Griffiths, who chairs the Senedd’s finance committee, said calls for meetings with the UK Government to discuss common interests have been rejected. Mr Owen Griffiths is part of the Inter-parliamentary Finance Committee Forum which has sought meetings with UK ministers, officials and MPs on the Treasury select committee. The Plaid Cymru MS for South Wales East said: “Time and time again, we have tried to engage with our counterparts in the UK cabinet. “This is important because many decisions taken in Westminster affect the spending decisions and policy crafted in Wales. “We continue to engage with the Scottish and Welsh Governments as part of the wider operation of their fiscal frameworks.”John Glen, then-chief secretary to the Treasury, appeared before the UK Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee on July 5 to discuss funding arrangements for Wales.

Source: The Times November 18, 2023 01:33 UTC