Question reference: S5W-33698
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 2 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has received in Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government expenditure on Brexit preparedness, and how much it has allocated to its Brexit preparedness work, broken down by directorate.
Answer
From 2017 to the end of 2021 we have received a total of £194.8m in EU Exit preparation consequentials.
All Brexit consequentials have been absorbed into the Scottish Budget 2020-21. Spend on EU Exit preparation has been on staff supporting activities such as legislative preparations and supporting stakeholders and partners including businesses, cultural bodies, higher education institutes, local government and the third sector. Further breakdown of spend will be available after the end of the financial year.