PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NATO (1 September 2014)

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will repay additional costs incurred as a result of hosting the NATO Summit by (a) the Welsh government, (b) Welsh local authorities and (c) Welsh police forces.

Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour)

In line with established arrangements for funding comparable events, the general principle is that costs directly related to the event, such as those directly attributable to infrastructure and policing for specific supporting activities at the Summit and the UK role in hosting, will be met by the UK Government. However, additional costs which in the devolved context normally fall under the remit of the devolved administration are expected to be met from within existing budgets.

Answered by:
Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
5 September 2014