§ Sir Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last conducted a needs-based review of public expenditure levels in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. [149454]
§ Mr. BoatengPublic expenditure of UK Government Departments has been reviewed in each spending review. The funding for the Devolved Administrations has been determined using the Barnett formula. Details were published in the Statement of Funding Policy in July 2002.