WQ97672 (e) Tabled on 04/11/2025

Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown on how the Border Controls Budget Expenditure Line is due to be spent in 2026/27?

Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs | Answered on 12/11/2025

This budget forecast will be dependent on the implementation of the new trade agreement with the EU; therefore, I will be able to set out more detail when negotiations have been completed and policy requirements on border controls has been determined.