§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the current value is of the block grant under the Barnett Formula to central Government funding for Scotland; what it was in 1997–98; and what the forecast is for 2003–04. [145199]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe expenditure of the former Scottish Office within Departmental Expenditure Limits in 1998–99 was £13,134 million. Expenditure in Scotland in 2001–02 (including expenditure by the Scotland Office) is planned to be £16,322 million and the corresponding figure for 2003–04 is £18,547 million. Following the introduction of resource budgeting, figures on a consistent basis for years prior to 1998–99 are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.