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THE UK Government is being urged to set out exactly how much cash Scotland will receive from a scheme designed to replace European funding following Brexit. The Scottish Affairs Committee has called on ministers to clarify how much money will be made available north of the border as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). It made the plea as it warned that “uncertainty” over the operation of the fund – which will run from 2022 – was “hindering planning efforts and poses risks to a smooth transition”. Scotland received cash from the European Union for more than 40 years, with money having been received via both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund.
July 9, 2021, 12:04 am
Ministers are being urged to clarify how much cash Scotland will receive from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (Jane Barlow/PA)
The UK Government is being urged to set out exactly how much cash Scotland will receive from a scheme designed to replace European funding following Brexit.
The Scottish Affairs Committee has called on ministers to clarify how much money will be made available north of the border as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
It made the plea as it warned that “uncertainty” over the operation of the fund – which will run from 2022 – was “hindering planning efforts and poses risks to a smooth transition”.