Liz Saville Roberts – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz Saville Roberts on 2016-03-01.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to permit a future Welsh Government to apply directly to the EU Solidarity Fund using UK status as a member state.

Mr David Gauke

The current regulation states that an application for an EU Solidarity Fund grant must come from an EU member state government.

The Treasury leads on negotiations relating to the EU’s seven-year budget, or ‘Multiannual Financial Framework’ (MFF). We can expect the rules governing the implementation of the Fund, including the application process, to be reviewed in the context of negotiations relating to the next MFF, which will take effect from 2021.

The Devolved Administrations will be consulted in preparation for those negotiations.