Drakeford pans Plaid Cymru's 'kitchen sink' motion
The former first minister lambasted the Plaid Cymru motion on the forthcoming UK budget which made a long list of calls from devolving the Crown Estate to introducing a wealth tax.
Prof Drakeford said listening to the debate reminded him of the 'potpourri' round on the Criss Cross Quiz television game show he would watch while growing up.
He told the Senedd: "I was powerfully reminded of it when I read today's Plaid Cymru motion, a sort of kitchen-sink motion, in which the author has rounded up everything they could possibly think of and thrown it into a motion for the rest of us.
"The one thing that every single part of this motion has in common is that not a single one of them lies in the hands of this Senedd. And in many ways, that is the antithesis of responsible politics. It says nothing at all about the things that we can do as a Senedd."
Prof Drakeford agreed with the motion's call to replace the Barnett formula but 'the idea that simply by calling for it you make it happen really is just not the way the world works.'
He said: "You don't bring about policy change... by not being prepared to do the hard work that lies behind it. This motion is the opposite of that.... It's to pretend that simply by passing a resolution, you can change the world. You certainly can't. "
But Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan defended the motion and hit back at criticism. She accused the Welsh Government, which tabled an amendment to delete the motion and replace it entirely, of not engaging seriously in the debate.
The shadow finance secretary said: "We should be united. You can always amend. It's easy to criticise. Amend. Do not delete all."
During the debate on September 17, Ms Fychan denounced the 'partnership in power' between Labour governments in Cardiff and Westminster for 'ignoring Wales' interests.'
She highlighted the issue of HS2 funding and previous Labour demands for Wales to receive billions in consequential funding from the rail project.
Senedd members voted 39-12 against the motion, before agreeing the Welsh Government's amended version to 'note' the UK autumn budget will be published on November 26.