Holyrood’s finance secretary is demanding “urgent clarity” from the Treasury over whether the Scottish Government will get cash to replicate a funding boost given to Wales.

Shona Robison is hoping to see the cash, delivered as part of the UK Government’s local growth fund, replicated in Scotland.

She raised the issue after it was announced this week that Wales will get £547m over three years from the fund – with ministers in Cardiff to decide how the money is spent.

The Scottish finance secretary raised the issue ahead of a meeting in Edinburgh with the chief secretary to the Treasury James Murray.

He will meet Robison, together with the finance ministers from the other devolved administrations, at the Finance Interministerial Standing Committee on Friday, with Welsh finance secretary

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