Question reference: S5W-27014
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 January 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 3 February 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will pass on Barnett consequentials to research in Scotland arising from increased UK Government investment in research and innovation in England.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not in general ring-fence Barnett consequentials for specific purposes which arise from UK Government spending decisions. Instead Scottish Ministers allocate all funding received from the UK Government in line with our priorities for Scotland.
The Scottish Government has passed £11.6 million of Barnett consequentials for research onto Scottish universities in 2018-19. Any further funding will be considered in the context of other budget priorities.