Written question asked by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Thursday, 4 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2025. It was answered by Kirsty McNeill (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2025 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Office: Departmental Expenditure Limits

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the policy papers entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 30 June 2025, and Budget 2025, published on 28 November 2025, what their Department’s capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be in each year of the Spending Review period; how much capital funding has been allocated to each of their Department’s programmes; and how much and what proportion of the capital DEL allocation remains unallocated in each year.

Answer

The Departments capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) over the Spending Review is shown below:

Financial Year	£M
2025-26*	0.500
2026-27	0.050
2027-28	0.050
2028-29	0.050
2029-30	0.050

The Department does not have any capital programmes. The capital DEL is to cover the purchase of office equipment.

*The 2025-26 Capital DEL includes £0.450m for a change in valuation of the Departments building leases resulting from a technical accounting adjustment in line with HM Treasury Consolidated Budgeting guidance.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 97107
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Spending Review 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords; Budget 2025: Strong Foundations, Secure Future
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
House of Commons papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects: Scotland Office Departmental expenditure limits
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Scotland Office: Departmental Expenditure Limits

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