Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 May 2001. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 May 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the level of funding apportioned per head of population by Government under the Barnett Formula in Scotland and in the North West of England, broken down by spending on (a) transport, (b) education, (c) health and social services, (d) trade and industry and (e) tourism.

Answer: Mr. Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the level of funding apportioned per head of population by the Government under the Barnett formula in Scotland and in the north-west of England, broken down by spending on (a) transport, (b) education, (c) health and social services, (d) trade and industry and (e) tourism. [160626] Mr. Andrew Smith: The Barnett formula is used to allocate funding to the devolved Administrations. It is for the devolved Administrations to decide how to allocate their budgets reflecting their own priorities. The Barnett formula is not used to determine spending allocations within England. Information on identifiable total managed expenditure per head by country and region and function is published in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses.

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