Early Years and Childcare

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 28 February 2018.

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Photo of John Swinney John Swinney Scottish National Party

I am grateful to Tavish Scott for giving way, because it gives me a chance to address the point that Jenny Marra raised.

The resource allocations have been made and distributed to local authorities. Capital allocations are discussed by the settlement and distribution group, which involves local authorities. The local authorities asked us not to distribute the capital allocations until we had made further progress on resolution of authorities’ individual plans. The Government has said that there is £150 million on the table to be allocated, but we have been asked by the settlement and distribution group at this stage not to allocate it. The Government would happily allocate it today, but we are not being encouraged to do so.