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.
Business of the House
Proceeding contribution from
Andrea Leadsom
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 8 March 2018.
It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
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