Well of course Scots and Irish people paid for the Channel Tunnel and are paying for the new high speed rail link even though they are in England. It is by the by. The money spent was spent on the feasibility of the so called Boris bridge without consulting the Scottish gvt. Sturgeon said she did even believe he was completely serious suggesting it was a diversion. I suppose meaning he was trying to appease the DUP about the so called border in the Irish Sea. All by the by. The point is if you (the UK gvt) carry out a feasibility study then you (the UK gvt) pay for it. How could it be any different.