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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Susan Elan Jones (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 13 July 2016 on behalf of the Wales Office.


EU Referendum: Regeneration Projects

Question

Can the shadow Secretary of State—sorry, I mean the Secretary of State, who is just a shadow in his own party—give an absolute commitment that no regeneration projects will lose out as a result of the disastrous Brexit result?

Answer

I can guarantee that for the next two years at least no EU-supported project will lose out. We have of course not yet concluded our negotiating position, and simply replacing one source of funding with another misses the point. The EU referendum sent out a clear message from the communities that are purported to benefit the most from European aid that they simply did not want what was being offered to them.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
613 c281 
Session
2016-17
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Wales Regeneration Brexit
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk