Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Jonathan Edwards Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd May 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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A pilot railcard for that age group was launched as a trial, and was fully subscribed very quickly. The Department for Transport will be announcing in due course when the continuation of the scheme will take place.

Jonathan Edwards Portrait Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)
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As the Minister knows, the communities that I represent in Carmarthenshire received the highest form of EU structural aid. Will he give a guarantee that they will not lose a single penny following the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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As I think I have already said earlier in this session, we will be consulting, during the course of this year, on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the scope and scale of the fund and how the money in the fund should be allocated. I look forward to the hon. Gentleman’s input to that consultation.