Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee

Wales and the Shared Prosperity Fund

Status: Closed Opened: 11 Feb 2020 Closed: 14 Dec 2020 13 recommendations 7 conclusions 1 report

The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The fund is earmarked to replace European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI) that puts £375 million into the Welsh economy each year. Read the key points in an interactive summary of our report

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report: Wales and the Shared Prosperity Fund: Prioriti… HC 90 2 Oct 2020 20 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
16 Recommendation 4th Report: Wales and the Shared Prosp… Not Addressed

However, with that funding due to taper off in less than three months’ time, communication...

However, with that funding due to taper off in less than three months’ time, communication from Ministers, and substantive proposals for the Shared Prosperity Fund, have been conspicuous in their absence. For more than three years, we have witnessed a failure to properly engage with stakeholders, or Parliament. As a … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government responds with a general vision for the UKSPF, highlighting its intent to succeed EU structural funds and level up the UK, but does not explicitly commit to publishing detailed proposals or address the urgency requested by the committee.
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Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
25 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales, re UK Shared Prosperity Fund, 22 …
25 Jan 2021 To cttee Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition, Welsh Gov…
23 Jun 2020 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government in response t…
11 Jun 2020 To cttee Joint letter from Select Committee Chairs to Secretary of State for Housing, Co…

Meetings & visits

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DateTypeDetail
10 Mar 2020 Formal meeting · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House