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Written question asked by Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 (named day). It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

European Regional Development Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to your response to the Answer of 22 November 2022 to Question 83567 on European Regional Development Fund: Brexit, what did the UK spend on UK Shared Prosperity Fund in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what was the EU spend on the European Regional Development Fund in (a) 2019, (b) 2018, (c) 2017, (d) 2016 and (e) 2015.

Answer

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund was launched in April 2022, there was no spend in 2020 or 2021. Funding for 2022/23 is £400 million as set out in section 3.1 of the UKSPF Prospectus.

The annual EU Funding available for each of the UK's European Regional Development Fund Programmes is set out in section 1.6 of the UK Partnership Agreement. The Programmes have the year the Funding becomes available plus a further 3 years in which to spend it.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
93487
Session
2022-23
Related items
European Regional Development Fund: Brexit
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
European Regional Development Fund Brexit UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Link
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