Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on strengthening financial accountability in government.

Alun Cairns

Wales Office Ministers have regular discussions with Welsh Ministers on a range of issues including how financial accountability can be strengthened by devolving tax raising powers. The Welsh Government will only become truly accountable when it takes responsibility for raising through taxation the money that it spends.