Proposals for a UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Proposals for a UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Background
Following
on from its inquiry into regional policy – what next for Wales? the External Affairs and
Additional Legislation Committee looked into the UK
Government’s proposals for a UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund was intended to be a
replacement for the European
Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) after Brexit.
Evidence
gathering
On 2 May 2019 the Chair
wrote to Metro Mayors, and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England;
Westminster Select Committees; and counterparts in the devolved administrations
in Scotland and Northern Ireland on behalf of the Committee, to seek their view
of the proposals in order to identify any potential areas of mutual interest.
Questions put to the
stakeholders included:
- What are the principles that should underpin the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund?
- How should funding allocations be made as part of any future fund?
- How should any future fund operate to take account of the different devolved settlements across the United Kingdom?
- What engagement have you had with the UK Government in relation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund?
- Are there any other issues in relation to replacing ESIF funding after Brexit that you would like to bring to our attention?
In total the
Committee received 16 responses
(PDF,4MB), which are published below.
Further work
On 25 June 2020 the Chair wrote (PDF,
216KB) to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to request a
response to a number of questions surrounding the shared prosperity fund.
The Counsel General and
Minister for European Transition responded (PDF, 356KB) on 20
July 2020.
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 03/07/2019
Documents
- Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition to the Chair regarding regional investment policy in Wales after Brexit – 20 July 2020 PDF 356 KB
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition regarding regional investment policy in Wales after Brexit – 25 June 2020 PDF 216 KB
- Shared Prosperity Fund responses - May to June 2019 PDF 4 MB