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Written question asked by Lord Soley (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) on Monday, 15 June 2020 on behalf of the Treasury.

Public Expenditure: Coronavirus

Question

Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding they have provided to (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and, in each case, how much that represents per head of population.

Answer

We have so far announced £7.4 billion of additional funding to the devolved administrations to support people, business and public services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This means £3.8 billion for the Scottish Government, £2.3 billion for the Welsh Government and £1.3 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive.

This is equivalent to £700 per head of the Scottish population, £730 per head of the Welsh population and £680 per head of the Northern Ireland population. The differences in these per head figures are partly due to the differing extent of devolved responsibilities and partly due to the nation-specific elements of the Barnett formula.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5108
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Devolved matters Public expenditure Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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