Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Scotland's allocation of (a) the European Social Fund and (b) the European Regional Development Fund since the UK's decision to leave the EU.

I have regular discussions with my Cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on a wide range of economic matters. The Chancellor has announced that HM Treasury will put in place arrangements to guarantee funding for structural and investment fund projects that were signed after the Autumn Statement 2016 up until the UK leaves the EU.