BARNETT FORMULA

Early day motion 402, tabled 5 December 2006 by Graham Stringer (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House notes the decline in support within England for the union with Scotland; believes that a major cause of this is the operation of the Barnett formula; and calls on the Government to instigate an immediate review of this formula with a view to introducing a fairer method of distributing public expenditure between England and Scotland.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Conservative 7, Liberal Democrat 1.