UK Prime Minister's pothole fund documentation: FOI release

Information requested

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about Keir Starmer's pothole fund, between March 1 2025 and May 1 2025?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/seven-million-more-potholes-to-be-filled-next-year-as-public-urged-toreport-roads-in-need-of-repair

How much money did the Scottish Government get in Barnett consequentials as a result of this £1.6bn fund and where did it go?

Response

There is no documentation held by the Scottish Government that falls within your specified request.

We are unable to confirm how much, if any, additional funding was received through the Barnett formula as a result of this specific policy. This announcement relates to a UK Government spending commitments in 2025-26 from phase one of the 2025 UK Spending Review.

At Spending Reviews the Scottish Government receives additional Barnett funding for the net changes in departmental totals only, rather than being provided with a programme level breakdown.

The total funding received through our block grant was included in the 2025-26 Scottish Budget. Spending decisions are set out in the same document which can be founded online at:

Supporting documents - Scottish Budget 2025 to 2026 - gov.scot

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