We agree with the House of Lords Select Committee on the Barnett Formula which in 2009 concluded that: The Barnett Formula results in ‘per capita allocations that are arbitrary and unfair’ Scotland has ‘markedly lower overall need than Wales’ ‘The Barnett Formula should no longer be used to determine annual increases in the block grant for the devolved administration’
supportive of economic growth, for example facilitation of more production or government aid for growth