Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a final consequential funding figure specifically for hospices in Scotland.

The UK Government has provided the Scottish Government with an unprecedented upfront funding guarantee this year. This means they are receiving at least £8.6 billion in additional resource funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding.

The final amount will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2020-21, including Barnett consequentials resulting from additional spending on hospices in England. Full details of Barnett consequentials will be published in Block Grant Transparency after the UK Budget.

It is up to the Scottish Government to allocate this funding across their devolved responsibilities as they see fit, including to hospices in Scotland.