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Written question asked by Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

LIFE Environment Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which parts of the Government’s plan for Funding for UK LIFE projects in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal (a) have and (b) have not been implemented.

Answer

In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the Government has guaranteed the EU LIFE Programme funding due to UK organisations, in line with the technical notice published on this issue. We have well developed contingency plans to implement this guarantee, if required. More information on the technical notices published by the Government on the guarantee and the funds covered by it can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-uk-life-projects-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/funding-for-uk-life-projects-if-theres-no-brexit-deal

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
278499
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
LIFE Environment Fund Brexit
Link
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