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Written question asked by Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 January 2026. It was answered by Lord Livermore (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.


Public Expenditure: Scotland

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they provided to the Scottish Government through the Barnett Formula when they announced the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee policy on 4 December 2024.

Answer

Funding for the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee announced on 4 December is being met from within the Home Office settlement agreed at Spending Review 2025. At Spending Reviews, the Barnett formula is applied to the overall change in UKG departments DEL budget. Because the formula is not applied to individual programmes, the consequentials associated with these individual programmes cannot be identified.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL13025
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Public expenditure Scotland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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