Block Grant: Scotland

(asked on 2nd July 2025) - View Source

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of a reduction in spending on asylum would have on the Scottish Government's block grant.


Answered by
Ian Murray Portrait
Ian Murray
Secretary of State for Scotland
This question was answered on 7th July 2025

Phase 2 of the Spending Review confirmed that devolved expenditure by the UK Government on Justice and Home Affairs will generate £451 million of additional Barnett funding for the Scottish Government over 2026/27-2029/30.

The Spending Review set a three year envelope and guarantees that the block grant will be at least £52 billion by 2029, with an additional £9.1 billion in Barnett consequentials over that time period.

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