§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the level of funding apportioned per head of population by the Government under the Barnett formula in Scotland and in the north-west of England, broken down by spending on(a) transport, (b) education, (c) health and social services, (d) trade and industry and (e) tourism. [160626]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe Barnett formula is used to allocate funding to the devolved Administrations. It is for the devolved Administrations to decide how to allocate their budgets reflecting their own priorities. The Barnett formula is not used to determine spending allocations 221W within England. Information on identifiable total managed expenditure per head by country and region and function is published in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses.