§ Mr. MacDougallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was given to the(a) Scotland Office and (b) Scottish Executive in each year since 1997. [73375]
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§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office and the Scottish Executive were established on 1 July 1999. Since that date expenditure by the Scotland Office has been as follows:
£m £m £m £m 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 (estimate) 4.128 6.758 6.916 7.442 The grant paid to the Scottish Executive over the same period was:-
£m £m £m £m 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 (estimate) 9,647.5 14,097.1 14,989.6 16,556 Notes:
1.Figures for 1999–2000 are for the period 1 July 1999–31 March 2000.
2.Scotland Office figures also include expenditure by the Boundary Commission for Scotland.