§ Pete WishartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the mathematical formula he uses to decide net change in spending for devolved Administrations. [38767]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe formula was published by the Treasury in the Statement of Funding Policy in July 2000.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish comparability percentages used when deciding the net change to all three devolved Administrations for(a) each Government Department and (b) each of the last spending reviews. [38765]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe departmental comparability factors for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland used in the 2000 spending review were published in the Statement of Funding Policy in July 2000, and in the March 1999 Statement of Funding Policy for the 1998 spending review.