Scottish Government expenditure of funds on Brexit preparations: FOI release
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- Budget and Public Spending Directorate
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- Brexit, Public sector, Scottish Budget
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked for the breakdown of expenditure of funds allocated to Scotland in 2018/19 and 2019/20 to spend on Brexit preparations. This should include amounts spent and where it has been spent.
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.
1. 2018-19
In 2018-19, the Scottish Government received £37.3 million in consequentials - £35.7 million resource, £1.6 million capital. From this £37 million, £27 million (26.6 million resource and £0.5m capital) was allocated to specific Brexit related activity in the Scottish Government and its agencies, the breakdown by Portfolio is as follows:
Portfolio | Amount (£m) |
Health and Sport | 2.1 |
Finance, Economy & Fair Work | 3.6 |
Education and Skills | 0.4 |
Justice | 0.7 |
Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform | 4 |
Rural Economy | 9.2 |
Transport, Infrastructure & Connectivity | 0.9 |
Administration | 4.8 |
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal | 0.2 |
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service | 0.1 |
Food Standards Scotland | 0.9 |
Forestry Commission (Scotland) | 0.1 |
Total | 27 |
The remaining £10 million being spent by portfolios as part of the 2018-19 Scottish Budget.
2. 2019-20
In 2019-20, the Scottish Government will receive £54.7 million in consequentials - £48.8 million resource, £5.9 million capital.
The announcement at the 2018 UK Budget of £54.7 million in consequentials for 2019-20 allowed for the amount to be included within the 2019-20 Scottish Budget and is fully absorbed in supporting work already underway, including EU exit preparation.
All £54.7 million in EU Exit consequentials for 2019-20 have been allocated to portfolios, which are responsible for managing their preparations within their total budget.
For 2018-19 and 2019-20, the Scottish Government will receive £92 million from the UK Government as a consequence of EU Exit preparation funding.
Given the range and diversity of work ongoing across Government and its interaction with day-to-day responsibilities, it is simply not possible to provide a full breakdown of costs.
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