Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 1 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent figures for spending per person on enterprise and economic development in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales.
According to the following table from HM Treasury’s ‘Country and Regional Analysis: 2018’ identifiable public expenditure per person in 2017-18 on enterprise and economic development in Scotland, England and Wales, was as follows.
Spend per person on enterprise and economic development (£ per person, 2017-18)
Scotland | England | Wales | |
Enterprise and economic development | £231 | £122 | £162 |
Source: HM Treasury, Country and Regional Analyses (CRA), 2017-18