Westminster Hall debate on the Barnett formula
19 January 2011 (updated on 19 January 2011)
Andrew Selous, Conservative MP for South West Bedfordshire, moved a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 18 January 2010 on the subject of the operation of the funding formula for England and the devolved administrations.
Funding formula
The funding formula, also known as the Barnett formula, determines how central government funds are proportionally divided between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs who took part in the debate.
- Video and Audio: Funding formula
- Commons Hansard: Funding formula
- About Parliament: Adjournment debates
- Topics: Public Expenditure
Westminster Hall debates
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