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Written question asked by Baroness Finn (Conservative) on Monday, 7 September 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 September 2026. It was answered by Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour) on Monday, 21 September 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.


EU Cohesion Fund

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 15 April (HC123696), what types of EU cohesion spending will the UK's payments be allocated to; and whether any spending will be allocated to Northern Ireland/Ireland programmes.

Answer

As set out in the answer of 15 April, the UK is not currently contributing to EU Cohesion Funds as a consequence of the UK/EU reset. Whilst the EU is seeking to establish a mechanism for a UK financial contribution towards reducing economic and social disparities between the regions of the Union as part of participation in the Internal Electricity Market, any UK financial contribution would be subject to negotiations with the EU, and no contributions have yet been made or agreed upon.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3153
Session
2026-27
Related items
EU Cohesion Fund
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland EU Cohesion Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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