§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value was of the block grant allocation to the(a) Scottish Office and (b) Scottish Executive in each of the last 10 years; and what the projected figure is for the next two years in (a) cash and (b) constant terms. [151967]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on the block grant from the Scotland Office to the Scottish Executive and the Scotland Office's own spending is contained in the Scotland Office's Estimates and the Scotland Office Departmental Report (Cm 5927), and prior to devolution in the Scottish Office's Estimates. Information on the Scottish Departmental Expenditure Limit for the period 1998–99 to 2005–06 is contained in table 1.2 of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses in nominal terms and in table 1.4 in real terms.