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registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information his Department collects on how the Shared Prosperity Fund has been spent by local authorities; whether his Department has input into the way Welsh local authorities spend that funding; what audits have taken place on the expenditure by local authorities from the Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether Welsh local authorities are required to display UK Government branding on projects funded through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	182993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Wales will receive £585 million through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in the current SR period, replacing in full the amount Wales received in EU Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF).</p><p> </p><p>The Fund empowers communities to identify and build on their own strengths and needs at a local level. Local leaders, informed by their regional investment plans and working with local partners, decide how to spend UKSPF funding to create jobs, improve their local areas and support levelling up in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) administer the fund. Lead local authorities provide DLUHC with regular progress reports, outlining how UKSPF is being delivered across their region. These include total expenditure, updates on the delivery of individual programmes, and performance metrics with details on the outputs and outcomes generated. Projects funded under UKSPF are required to display UK Government branding.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the performance of UKSPF, and branding guidance for the Fund, is set out online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I intend to ensure that UKSPF delivers its objectives in all parts of Wales. I shall keep a close eye on how the Fund is being spent and what it is delivering. UKSPF will also be a standing item for my regular meetings with local leaders in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 02/05/2023 13:02:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1421139

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	905494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>My Right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, and I have regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on a range of issues, including how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up communities right across Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/02/2022 14:16:32 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1253023

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with stakeholders in Wales on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	908746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>In the past week alone, I have discussed the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with all 22 local authorities in Wales, the Welsh Local Government Association and Welsh Ministers.</p><p>These discussions have focused on how we can use this fund to deliver sustainable jobs and growth in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 18/11/2020 14:53:50 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1243259

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with local authorities in Wales on the operation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	907312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>I am advocating a strong and active role for the 22 local authorities in Wales as we make progress on the Shared Prosperity Fund. Devolution isn’t simply about transferring powers to Cardiff Bay – it is about involving every region of Wales in decisions about the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 14/10/2020 15:17:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1144370

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund will be open to Welsh applications by 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	286280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced in his speech on 27 July that the Government will bring forward plans on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will consult on the design of the fund and welcome input from across the UK.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will invest in the foundations of productivity as set out in our modern Industrial Strategy to support people to benefit from economic prosperity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>In the meantime, stakeholders can continue to invest with confidence and certainty. The Government has guaranteed that if we leave the EU without a deal, we will continue to fund all European and Structural Investment Funds projects that would have been funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 programme period.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2019 12:20:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens