Extracts from Budget debate - Mar 11
Thursday, 12 March 2020 08:37
Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (SNP):...Despite all the
money that has been spent, there is still not an ounce of clarity
on the UK shared prosperity fund which was supposed to be the great
sweetener offered by the Brexiteers. There was nothing in the
Budget from the Chancellor on that. There was no clarity, either,
for young people in respect of their opportunities to enjoy the
right to travel, work and education throughout Europe as part of
the Erasmus scheme. We took those rights...Request free trial
(Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
(SNP):...Despite all the money that has been spent, there is still
not an ounce of clarity on the UK shared prosperity
fund which was supposed to be the great sweetener offered
by the Brexiteers. There was nothing in the Budget from the
Chancellor on that. There was no clarity, either, for young people
in respect of their opportunities to enjoy the right to travel,
work and education throughout Europe as part of the Erasmus scheme.
We took those rights and benefits for granted. Around 15,000 people
have been involved in the programme through nearly 500 Erasmus+
projects throughout Scotland. On Monday, Universities UK estimated
that leaving Erasmus+ will cost around £243 million per year. So
why do it? There was no clarity, either, for the vital research and
development facilities in our world-leading universities, or on
their ability to access the new multibillion-pound Horizon Europe
project...
(Maidenhead) (Con):...I also want
to touch on something referenced by the right hon. Member for Ross,
Skye and Lochaber () in his rather lengthy
speech; he spoke for longer than the Leader of the Opposition. He
mentioned the shared prosperity fund which is
another part of ensuring that our country works for everyone. This
is particularly important: the purpose of the shared prosperity fund is to
reduce disparities between and within regions. That will not be
done if the Government adopt a “devolve and forget” approach to the
fund...
...I simply want to make this point: it is important that we take a
holistic approach to the use of funds from the shared prosperity fund so that we
genuinely deliver that country that works for everyone. To
conclude, I simply say that a country that works for everyone is
within our grasp, so let us get on with it...
(East Hampshire)
(Con):...We need to do more on adult skills and reskilling. The
ongoing design of the national retraining scheme is timely. We need
to clarify the link between that and the national skills fund, as
well as the UK shared prosperity
fund which my right
hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) mentioned...
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