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Alan Brown

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Business of the House
Thursday 28th February 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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Wholeheartedly, yes.

Alan Brown Portrait Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)
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T5. New industrial units were constructed at Moorfield industrial estate in my constituency, thanks partly to money from the European regional development fund. How much money are the UK Government allocating to replace the south-west Scotland regional development fund, and will they devolve it to the Scottish Government?

Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait Chris Heaton-Harris
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will know that the multi-annual financial framework, from which that fund comes, finishes in a couple of years, so more certainty can probably be delivered to businesses such as those in his constituency from the shared prosperity fund.

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