Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much is spent per person on (a) agriculture, (b) fisheries and (c) forestry in (i) Scotland, (ii) England and (iii) Wales.
According to the following table from HM Treasury’s ‘Country and Regional Analysis: 2018’ identifiable public expenditure per person in 2017-18 on agriculture, fisheries and food and forestry in Scotland, England and Wales, was as follows.
Spend per person on (a) agriculture, fisheries and food and (b) forestry (£ per person, 2017-18)
Scotland | England | Wales | |
Agriculture, fisheries and food | £154 | £56 | £158 |
Forestry | £14 | £1 | £1 |
Source: HM Treasury, Country and Regional Analyses (CRA), 2017-18