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Public Finance: Scotland

Question for Scotland Office

UIN 901061, tabled on 16 January 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial settlement for Scotland.

Answered on

24 January 2024

Despite what we hear from the SNP, the Scottish Government is well-funded.

As a consequence of the decisions made by this UK Government, the Block Grant is now at record levels, with an additional £2.4 billion across three fiscal events.

Scotland receives around 25% more per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the United Kingdom.

That translates into around £8.5 billion more per year on average.

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Scotland Office
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