REGIONAL FUNDING

Early day motion 1529, tabled 2 July 2002 by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party). Signed by 7 members.

That this House notes that the Treasury Committee is taking evidence on the issue of regional funding; further notes that the Government has given mixed signals on the issue of the Barnett Formula and the timing and manner in which this system of allocating funds to countries and regions within the UK may be revised; asserts that the importance of this issue deserves the attention of the whole House and the scrutiny of the public; and calls on the Government to make a statement with regard to its intentions on changing the method of allocating regional funding before the rising of the House for summer recess.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1, UUP 1.