A Bill to require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to report to Parliament on proposals to replace the Barnett Formula used to calculate adjustments to public expenditure allocated to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with a statutory scheme for the allocation of resources based on an assessment of relative needs; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
29 April 2022
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This Bill would require the Chancellor to report to Parliament on how the Barnett Formula could be replaced with a statutory, needs-based system for allocating public spending to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It does not itself create the replacement, but sets out a process for assessing and reporting proposals and related changes. It is a Private Member's Bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope and is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons.
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21 Jun 2021
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
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