Oral QuestionScotland Office

What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the impact of the Barnett formula on levels of funding for the NHS in Scotland.

Tabled: 22 May 2025Answered: 4 June 2025

Asked by

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Ian Murray)

Following the spring statement, it was confirmed that the block grant for Scotland this year was a record £50 billion. That was no thanks to the SNP and Reform, which both voted against that massive funding boost for Scotland and want to scrap the Barnett formula that delivered it. Despite that record funding, the SNP still has no plan to get waiting lists down, when one in six Scots are stuck on an NHS waiting list and the educational attainment gap is growing by the day.