- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates it made payments to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds between September 2019 and 31 December 2023, and to which lead partner each payment was made.
Answer
As the information requested runs over several pages, a copy of the table listing those Lead Partners paid between September 2019 and 31 December 2023 has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre BIB number 65192 .
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it paused European structural and investment fund payments to lead partners in November 2019, and, if so, when any such pause was lifted.
Answer
No claims were paused to any Lead Partner who submitted a fully compliant and verifiable claim for payment.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the structures for distributing European structural and investment funds between the Scottish Government and the lead partners changed, between 2014 and December 2023, in order to address any audit failings.
Answer
The Scottish Government revised it procedures for the distribution of European structural and investment funds eight times over the period between 2014 and December 2023.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it was liable to pay to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds, as of 1 June 2024.
Answer
As of 1 June 2024, the Scottish Government was liable to pay claims to the value of £62.7m.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government who was responsible for any audit failings that meant that proposed projects in Scotland, to be paid for with European structural and investment funds, could not go ahead.
Answer
At no time were payments to those Lead Partners who submitted a fully compliant and verifiable claims paused. All audit findings were resolved with both programmes being successfully lifted from suspension by the European Commission.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it was liable to pay to lead partners under the European structural and investment funds, as of 31 December 2023.
Answer
The Scottish Government was liable for paying all compliant claims submitted by Lead Partners. The figure at 31 December 2023 was £73.7m.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reportedly remaining 118.1 million euros of the European Regional Development Fund, not committed by the end of 2023, will be spent by lead partners.
Answer
The final European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) expenditure figures and reimbursements will not be known until the second half of 2025 when the figures will be published.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the reportedly remaining 17.9 million euros of the European Social Fund, not committed by the end of 2023, will be spent by lead partners.
Answer
The final European Social Fund (ESF) expenditure figures and reimbursements will not be known until the second half of 2025 when the figures will be published.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has
had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to support businesses in the
rural economy to expand.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not allocated £450 million of available EU funding for investment projects in Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2024