Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much in Barnett consequential funding it has received each year as a result of UK Government expenditure on cladding remediation, and how this compares to how much it has spent on its Cladding Remediation Programme.
Scottish Ministers have said they expect to spend at least the equivalent of the £97.1 million received inconsequential funding on Cladding Remediation, and will do so when it is appropriate.
The Scottish Government expects that the cost of cladding remediation work to be met through a combination of responsible developers assessing and remediating their own buildings, funding allocated through the Scottish Government budget, and receipts from the proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy.
We publish spend relating to the programme on a quarterly basis. Further information regarding this can be found at Single Building Assessment programme: spending information - gov.scot. The figures will be updated in due course to reflect Q4 2024-25 spend.
Our spending on remediation costs can only follow a full end to end process. This includes checking buildings are in scope, commissioning a Single Building Assessment, completing that robust technical assessment, identifying the works that need to be carried out, designing those works and gaining the necessary approvals, and then carrying out the remediation itself.
Investment in the programme continues with £52.2m allocated in the 2025-2026 Scottish Government budget to support delivery and acceleration.