'This latest revelation proves beyond any doubt that the Westminster system does not care about Scotland.'
Ministers said they would spend billions in a bid to ensure wealth spread beyond London, but the vast majority of Levelling Up staff – 65.8 per cent – are based in Whitehall., the UK Government’s Levelling Up minister, in June to outline concerns around the lack of engagement with the Scottish Government.Pro-independence protest in Perth cancelled by All Under One Banner
Statistics show just 2.4% of staff – 82 people – are based across the devolved nations as a whole while a small minority are based in the most deprived regions of England with 3% in the North East, 5.6% in the North West and 3.5% in Yorkshire and the Humber.Oswald said:"This latest revelation proves beyond any doubt that the Westminster system does not care about Scotland.
Scotland is already earmarked to receive £212 million in funding over the next few years to “reverse the country’s geographical disparities”.Green MSP Ross Greer added: "After 12 years of Tory rule the UK lurches from one crisis to the next. "Record inflation, unaffordable housing, energy prices through the roof. It’ll come as no surprise to anybody that what the"Even Tory leadership contenders are laughing when asked about it."Scotland desperately needs the power to make its own decisions, so that we can invest in the sustainable infrastructure and financial help that people and the country needs."
A UK Government spokesperson said: “We’re making thousands of jobs available outside of London, including through our economic campus in Darlington, a new government hub in Manchester, and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ own headquarters in Wolverhampton.”
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