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 environmental protection 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 environmental protection in Scotland, England and Wales, was as follows.
Spend per person on environmental protection (£ per person, 2017-18)
Scotland | England | Wales | |
Environmental protection | £233 | £171 | £201 |
Source: HM Treasury, Country and Regional Analysis (CRA), 2017-18