HL Deb 10 November 2004 vol 666 c84WA
Lord Barnett

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Evans of Temple Guiting on 26 October (WA 121), whether the Scottish assigned budget has been determined under the terms of the Barnett formula without any additional funds to meet the costs of the Scottish parliamentary building; and, if additional funds were included, what they are. [HL4670]

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

There has been no variation to the normal method of calculating the Scottish assigned budget to take into account the cost of the Scottish Parliament building. No additional funds have been provided.