Business of the House

Luke Graham Excerpts

Thursday 8th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)]

European Union structural and social funds have benefited local authorities across the United Kingdom. May I request from the Leader of the House some parliamentary time to debate what will replace those funds post Brexit?

[Andrea Leadsom]

My hon. Friend is right to raise this matter. He will be pleased that we have committed to replacing European structural funds with the UK shared prosperity fund after we leave the European Union. The new fund will be designed to raise productivity and reduce inequalities between communities across all four nations of the Union. We will consult on that later in the year.