Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the future of projects funded by the European Social Fund for which that funding is due to end in March 2018.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working with departments across government, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure in March 2019, and that we use the opportunities that our EU Exit presents to determine our own priorities. The government has guaranteed funding for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before we leave the EU – provided they are value for money and in line with domestic priorities.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Work and Pensions on the future of projects funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds for which that funding is due to end in March 2018.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working with departments across government, including the Department for Work and Pensions, to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure in March 2019, and that we use the opportunities that our EU Exit presents to determine our own priorities. The government has guaranteed funding for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before we leave the EU – provided they are value for money and in line with domestic priorities.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the future of projects funded by European Structural and Investment Funds for which that funding is due to end in March 2018.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working with departments across government, including the Department for Communities and Local Government, to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure in March 2019, and that we use the opportunities that our EU Exit presents to determine our own priorities. The government has guaranteed funding for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before we leave the EU – provided they are value for money and in line with domestic priorities.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of projects funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds for which that funding is due to end in March 2018.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working with departments across government, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure in March 2019, and that we use the opportunities that our EU Exit presents to determine our own priorities. The government has guaranteed funding for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before we leave the EU – provided they are value for money and in line with domestic priorities.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the re-payment of European Structural Investment Funds when the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working with departments across government to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure in March 2019, and that we use the opportunities that our EU exit presents to determine our own priorities. The government has guaranteed funding for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before we leave the EU – provided they are value for money and in line with domestic priorities.