History. No count from the past requests: none shows whether the asking government put money for the payment in its own budget while waiting. The question comes from the Welsh government's wish to show its promise is moving.
Hunch. In its October supplementary budget the Welsh Government proposed £2m to begin the Cynnal pilot, before any answer from London on tax.
Resolves YES if the Welsh draft budget for 2027-28 on gov.wales, or the finance minister's statement to the Senedd on 17 November 2026, names a sum of money for Cynnal for 2027-28, even one held until the UK decides. A promise with no sum is NO, the market is void if the draft budget is not published by the end of 17 November, and BBC News Wales and WalesOnline are the backup.
We looked for cases where Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland asked the UK government to change a UK rule on money: to keep a new payment free of tax or benefit cuts, or to loosen limits on borrowing and savings. We found six such requests since 2019, four from Scotland and two from Wales. The UK government agreed in full or in part four times, but only once within 77 days.