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					Originally Posted by jfman  You’re assuming Scotland would want to spend billions on Trident, a privatised track and trace system that doesn’t work, a high speed rail network in another country... etc. | 
	
 Defence spending only accounts for around a quarter of their previous deficit. Still a big gap in the deficit to be filled. 
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		| Information requested How much of the HS2 rail link budget is paid for by Scotland.
 
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 The Scottish Government has not contributed any funds to the HS2 rail link budget; this is wholly funded by the UK Government.
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