HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc159-60W
20. Mr. Fallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment she has made of the cost of teachers' pay in Scotland for the purposes of determining the funding allocation under the Barnett formula. [17506]

Mrs. Liddell

The Barnett Formula provided the Scottish Executive with a population-based share of increases in comparable spending of UK Government Departments in the 2000 Comprehensive Spending Review. Within its overall departmental expenditure limit it is for the Scottish Executive to decide how to allocate its budget, including the funding of teachers' pay in Scotland.