PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Scotland (15 May 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding for covid-19 testing has been allocated from the public purse to Scotland.
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Answer
Funding for Covid-19 testing is UK-wide. This means Devolved Administrations do not receive a Barnett Consequential on this expenditure, but receive a share of the testing equipment that DHSC procure for the UK. At present, DHSC are providing five testing sites and thirteen mobile testing units in Scotland, which complement the testing activities of NHS Scotland.
Answered by:
Mr Alister Jack (Conservative)
26 May 2020
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