Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27, whether it will provide a breakdown of the specific lines that set out how the £286 million of ScotWind funding earmarked to support resource spending in 2026-27 and 2027-28 will be allocated.
We have deployed Scotwind revenues to boost the funding available across the Spending Review period, achieve smoother funding profiles, and support investment that provides longer term benefits for Scotland.
In 2026-27 £50 million is targeted at improving public services, and addressing the cost-of-living pressures faced by households. This funding is supporting public sector reform (£30m) and The Summer of Sport initiative (£20m). In 2027-28 £236 million has been deployed to resource, reflecting the challenging funding position in this year with the resource block grant growing just 0.3% in real terms, this funding hasn’t been allocated to specific projects yet.
As with all the deployment of Scotwind to support the resource position, the intention is to reverse this deployment if the funding position improves as has been achieved in previous years.