Question reference: S6W-01716
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the £180 million provided by the UK Government to support the transition of leaving the EU has been allocated.
Answer
From 2017 to the end of 2021 we have received a total of £194.8m in EU Exit preparation consequentials.
Spend, both in preparation and post-EU Exit, has been on staff supporting activities such as legislative preparations, and supporting stakeholders and partners, including businesses, cultural bodies, higher education institutes, local government and the third sector.
We have consistently targeted our spending responsibly and appropriately to mitigate against the negative impacts of exiting the EU and this last year we have allocated our spend to deal with the concurrent impacts of Covid and EU exit. An example of this is the £100m Winter Support package which was announced to support those on low incomes, children, and people at risk of homelessness or social isolation in coping with winter weather and the economic impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit.