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Third Report - The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee
HC 52
Published 9 July 2021
Government response
Second Special Report - The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Scotland: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report · published 27 Oct 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
3
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 16
We welcome the UK Government’s commitment that all UK nations will receive at least the...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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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4
Recommendation
Deferred
The UK Government must clarify how and when EU rural development funding, including the European...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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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9
Recommendation
Deferred
We recommend that the UK Government evaluates the progress of the UKSPF after one year...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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.
Scotland Office
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