Rural Areas: Finance

(asked on 7th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what comparative assessment he has made of the support received by rural areas under (a) EU structural funds and (b) the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 20th December 2021

The Government recognises the role EU Structural Funding has played in supporting jobs and growth opportunities across the UK. Leaving the European Union has provided us with a fresh opportunity to create a fund which invests in UK priorities and targets funding where it is needed most.

The UKSPF, worth over £2.6 billion, will help people access opportunity in places in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and people in disadvantaged groups across the UK. Further details about the UKSPF will be set out in due course.

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