Public Expenditure

(asked on 30th July 2014) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the Barnett formula, in the light of the referendum on Scottish independence.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Deighton
This question was answered on 11th August 2014

The Government position has been consistent: our priority has been to reduce the deficit and ensure a secure economic future for the whole of the UK.

We have also been clear that no significant changes to the Barnett Formula are in prospect.

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