Question reference: S6W-22326
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 2 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 10 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government, following its decision not to continue with the HS2 link to Manchester, regarding any impact that this may have on any related Barnett consequential funding for the Scottish Government.
Answer
Funding for the HS2 programme has been provided by the UK Government to the Department for Transport (DfT) who manage the project, at UK Spending Reviews.
The Scottish Government receives Barnett funding based on the movements in DfT’s total budget.
As the UK Government have indicated that all funding for HS2 will be retained by the DfT for other projects, there should be no loss of Barnett funding.
However, this funding falls partly into the next UK Government Spending Review period and confirmation of funding levels will only be confirmed once the Spending Review has concluded.