FOI/19/00896 · FOI · released
Scottish Government expenditure of funds on Brexit preparations: FOI release
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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