Early day motion 618

That this House calls for a review of the 22 year-old Barnett Formula under which Scotland has a huge funding advantage over the North East of England; notes that spending per head on education in Scotland is £863 and in the North East £686, health and social services spending is £1,271 and in the North East £1,090, transport spending is £180 to the North East's £133, industry spending is £171 to the North East's £119 and tourist industry spending per head is £5.85p to the North East's 16p; further notes that the Barnett Formula gives Scotland £5,271 per head and the North East £4,837; and calls on the Government to tackle the £1billion divide between spending in Scotland and spending in the North East of England.

leave out from "over" to end and add 'other regimes within the United Kingdom where there are equal claims of unmet need that a revised funding formula ought now to address.'.