Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Official Report 798KB pdf

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

European Union Structural and Investment Funds (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Under agenda item 4, the committee has been asked to consider a notification from the Scottish Government relating to the European Union Structural and Investment Funds (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. The notification relates to arrangements for regulations on structural funds—the rules that govern the funds and give powers to the Secretary of State for Scotland or a devolved authority to ensure operability of eligible projects. In the event of a no-deal withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, the regulations would no longer be operable and the programme would be administered domestically. Funding would follow as a result of the Treasury commitment that all funding that has already been committed for projects before the UK leaves the EU will be honoured. The relevant regulations are being partially or fully revoked, as set out in the notification.

Is the committee content for the issues to be dealt with by statutory instrument laid at Westminster?

Members indicated agreement.

The committee is content with that, so I will write to the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation to notify him of the committee’s decision.