Select Committee · Scottish Affairs Committee

Scotland and the Shared Prosperity Fund

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Dec 2020 Closed: 18 Nov 2021 9 recommendations 1 report

The Scottish Affairs Committee will examine what the Shared Prosperity Fund means for Scotland, including how the recent Spending Review affects the delivery of the Fund and the nation’s allocation. The Committee will also examine how Scotland’s priorities will be incorporated into the final plans for the fund. Read the call for evidence for more … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Scotland HC 52 9 Jul 2021 9 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
3 Recommendation Third Report - The UK Shared Prosperity… Deferred

We welcome the UK Government’s commitment that all UK nations will receive at least the...

We welcome the UK Government’s commitment that all UK nations will receive at least the same amount of funds under UKSPF as under the EU Funds. It is, however, unclear how much funding will be available per year, even as an average. The UK Government’s multi-year funding profile should clarify … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund's multi-year funding profile, including annual allocations for the UK and Scotland, will be set out at the next Spending Review and further details published later in 2021.
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Scotland Office
4 Recommendation Third Report - The UK Shared Prosperity… Deferred

The UK Government must clarify how and when EU rural development funding, including the European...

The UK Government must clarify how and when EU rural development funding, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), will be replaced. Otherwise, there is a risk that expertise and capacity built up through delivering those funds will be lost. (Paragraph 19) … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government will consider at Spending Review 2021 whether to replace LEADER and EAFRD funding through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund or other farm support programmes, thereby deferring clarification on how and when this funding will be replaced.
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Scotland Office
9 Recommendation Third Report - The UK Shared Prosperity… Deferred

We recommend that the UK Government evaluates the progress of the UKSPF after one year...

We recommend that the UK Government evaluates the progress of the UKSPF after one year of operation and publishes a report, to ensure that funding is delivering the levelling up agenda by being allocated to the areas and sectors of greatest need. (Paragraph 33) The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states evaluation will be central to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund but defers providing further details on how and when this will happen.
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Scotland Office

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
4 Mar 2021 Hilary Pearce · Scottish Government, Ivan McKee MSP · Scottish Government, Professor David Bell · University of Stirling, Professor John Bachtler · University of Strathclyde View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Hilary Pearce · Deputy Director, European Structural Funds and Su… Scottish Government 1
Ivan McKee MSP · Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterpr… Scottish Government 1
Professor David Bell · Professor University of Stirling 1
Professor John Bachtler · Professor of European Policy Studies and Director… University of Strathclyde 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
15 Apr 2021 To cttee Letter from Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Innovation and Public Finance, …