NDM8783 Welsh Conservatives Debate - New UK Government's first six months

NDM8783 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that January 2025 marks six months of the UK Labour Government being in power.

2. Regrets that the UK Labour Government has:

a) hit Welsh farmers with a new inheritance tax;

b) removed the winter fuel allowance away from half a million Welsh pensioners; and

c) increased Welsh employer’s national insurance costs.

3. Further regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to stand up for Wales during this period.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) make urgent representations to the UK Government to reverse their inheritance tax, winter fuel allowance removal, and the increase to employer’s national insurance costs; and

b) introduce a Welsh winter fuel allowance if the cut in the winter fuel allowance remains in place.

The following amendment was tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Notes the UK Government has had to make difficult decisions to begin to restore growth in our economy, set the public finances on a more stable footing and reinvest in our public services.

Welcomes the additional funding for Wales from the UK Government in the October UK Budget.

Notes decisions taken by the UK Labour Government in its first six months mean the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget includes £1.5 billion of additional revenue funding and £3 billion of capital funding, putting Wales back on the path to growth.

Believes the first call on the Welsh budget should be for devolved responsibilities.