Question reference: S6W-07309
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 17 March 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent level of environmental protection spending per capita in Scotland, and how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
The most recent data for environment protection expenditure is published as part of the Country and regional analysis published by HM Treasury ( Country and regional analysis: 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ). The relevant information can be found in Table A-15 of the published tables.
Table 1 is taken from the publication and summarises expenditure per head for Scotland, England and Wales for 2020–21.
Table 1
Environment protection expenditure (£ per head) | |
Scotland | 271 |
England | 172 |
Wales | 213 |
Data from the same publication shows environment protection expenditure per head is consistently higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK for the previous 5 years.