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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Monday 19 April 2021 · 3 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 3 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Levels of investment from EU structural funds will be higher across the United Kingdom in 2021-22 than in 2020-21.
  • The government is finding additional UK funding to support communities with pilot programmes and new approaches.
  • Further details of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be provided in a UK-wide investment framework later that year.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jessica Morden Lab Newport East
Wales Brexit
Context

The EU structural funds provided £375 million annually to Wales, but the levelling-up fund allocated only £30 million yearly. The community renewal fund pilot projects received a total of £220 million across four nations.

Question

Wales received £375 million per year under the EU structural funds, yet this Government's levelling-up fund is giving Wales only £30 million annually, while the community renewal fund's pilot projects split £220 million across four nations. Can my constituents be reassured that this Government will indeed provide not a penny less than what was received from the EU?

Answer from Luke Hall

Levels of investment from EU structural funds will be higher across the United Kingdom in '21-22 than they were in '20-21. The government is finding additional UK funding to support communities with pilot programmes and new approaches, including £150,000 capacity funding for local authorities bidding for levelling-up fund projects. Total domestic UK-wide funding will at least match EU receipts, reaching £1.5 billion a year by the next spending review.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The exact timeline and specific amounts of future UKSPF allocations were not provided.

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Q2 Jessica Morden Lab Newport East
Economy Wales Brexit
Context

The EU structural funds provided £375 million annually to Wales, but the levelling-up fund allocated only £30 million yearly. The community renewal fund pilot projects received a total of £220 million across four nations.

Question

Wales received £375 million per year under the EU structural funds, yet this Government's levelling-up fund is giving Wales only £30 million annually, while the community renewal fund's pilot projects split £220 million across four nations. Can my constituents be reassured that this Government will indeed provide not a penny less than what was received from the EU?

Answer from Luke Hall

Levels of investment from EU structural funds will be higher across the United Kingdom in '21-22 than they were in '20-21. We are also finding additional UK funding to support our communities with pilot programmes and new approaches. Total domestic UK-wide funding will at least match EU receipts, reaching £1.5 billion a year by the next spending review.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The exact timeline and specific amounts of future UKSPF allocations were not provided.

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Q3 Kate Hollern Lab
Economy Parliamentary Procedure
Context

The Minister previously acknowledged the need for greater transparency in the UK shared prosperity fund, similar to the towns fund.

Question

The Minister recognised when I met him last week that the UK shared prosperity fund will need to be more transparent, unlike the towns fund. If he intends to keep this promise of transparency, when will his Department consult on the UKSPF and publish funding allocations for English regions?

Answer from Luke Hall

The details of the UKSPF are set out in a technical note published on gov.uk. At last year's spending review, we outlined strategic elements of the UKSPF. Further details will be provided in a UK-wide investment framework later this year. Meanwhile, the community renewal fund will deliver lasting change in tackling inequality and deprivation.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific dates for consultation or publication of funding allocations were not given.

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