Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95052

Public Expenditure: Scotland

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National PartyAberdeen North

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Budget Statement of 26 November 2025, what was the evidential basis for the decision to allocate £820 million to the Scottish Government over the Spending review period through the Barnett form

Answer

James Murray
The additional funding referenced is a result of the operation of the Barnett formula based on the decisions taken at the Autumn Budget.