Scottish Government spending on reserved matters

Early day motion 919, tabled 28 January 2022 by Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party). Signed by 5 members.

That this House praises the Scottish Government for investing £600 million in areas that would normally be regarded as reserved issues; notes this includes £83 million on Discretionary Housing Payments to mitigate the negative impact of the bedroom tax, and £102 million to improve digital connectivity infrastructure; acknowledges however that this money comes from finite budgets which need to be balanced against core spending in devolved areas; and calls on the UK Government to recognise the Scottish Government should not be required to spend Scottish taxpayers’ money to undo the damage of policies made at Westminster.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 4, Labour 1.