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Written question asked by Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 September 2026. It was answered by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Public Expenditure: Scotland

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the Barnett consequential arising for the Scottish Government from the Places of Worship Renewal Fund announced on 22 January 2026.

Answer

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport received funding at Spending Review 2025, and the Barnett formula was applied in the usual way to changes in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s DEL budget.

At Spending Reviews, because the Barnett formula is not applied to the individual programmes driving the change in a UK department’s DEL budget, the Barnett consequentials associated with the Places of Worship Renewal Fund cannot be specifically attributed, but were part of the overall calculation.

Funding allocated to the Places of Worship Renewal Fund in England is treated as comparable expenditure for the purposes of calculating Barnett consequentials for Scotland.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26267
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Public expenditure Scotland
Link
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