UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Baroness Hayman Excerpts
Thursday 21st May 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Greenhalgh Portrait Lord Greenhalgh
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We have a real opportunity, through the UK shared prosperity fund, to design a fund that is driven by our national priorities and needs. The decision on how the fund will be allocated will be taken as part of the funding review. However, I underline that support for rural areas is critical if we wish to achieve that ambition.

Baroness Hayman Portrait Baroness Hayman (CB)
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My Lords, there is increasing evidence of green projects creating more jobs and delivering higher returns per pound invested. They are also spread across the whole of the UK. Therefore, will the Government prioritise green investments in their design of the fund?