Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the public consultation and details of the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be published; and whether they will provide a timetable of action for the replacement fund to avoid the risk of communities losing billions of pounds of investment once we leave the European Structural and Investment Fund programme.

The Government will consult widely on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which will give all interested parties the opportunity to contribute their views. Under the terms of the withdrawal agreement, the UK will continue to take part in European Structural and Investment Funds until the end of the current programme. In the event of a no deal, the Government has guaranteed the full 2014-2020 allocations of the European Structural and Investment Funds. Final decisions on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund are due to be made at Spending Review.