Question reference: S5W-35601
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 3 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average spend per person has been on enterprise and economic development in each year since 2016-17, and what information it has regarding how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
In each year since 2016-17, Scottish spending per person on enterprise and economic development has been higher than that in England and Wales. The following table the latest figures, taken from HM Treasury's Country and Regional Analysis publication.
Spend per person on enterprise and economic development (£)
2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
Scotland | 219 | 228 | 275 | 318 |
England | 97 | 121 | 164 | 200 |
Wales | 136 | 159 | 202 | 254 |