Speeches

Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what change there was in the amount the EU Commission proposed to make available in structural funds to Scotland for the period 2014 to 2020 from the period 2007 to 2013; and what steps his Department took to limit such change; and what estimate he has made of the level of such funding for Scotland after 2020.

David Mundell

I refer the hon Member to the information provided at HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives (paragraphs 1.113 – 1.126). This is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517415/treasury_analysis_economic_impact_of_eu_membership_web.pdf.