The frustration at this utter confusion is that this actually circumvents the devolution settlement. Devolution has been in place for some 20 years, and it is Ministers in Wales who have been working with the European Union on how European funding is allocated within projects in Wales. This new system removes the decision making from Welsh Ministers and circumvents the devolution that has existed for more than 20 years. Can the Minister not understand the frustration on the Opposition Benches and the bewilderment of Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland Ministers about why they are just not being consulted on priority projects in Wales and any of the other nations of the UK?
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Elmore
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 December 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.
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