Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequential is for Scotland from the Local Restrictions Support Grants announced as part of the expanded winter economic support package.

Any additional funding provided to BEIS for the Local Restrictions Support Grants will result in Barnett consequentials for the Scottish Government.

As is the normal process, changes to departmental and devolved administrations’ funding will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates.

Therefore, to give the Scottish Government the upfront certainty to plan and deliver their coronavirus response, we have guaranteed they will receive at least £7.2bn in additional funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding.