HIE noted the creation of the SPF; their view is that it should take a medium/long term view and be regionally focused with ring-fenced allocations:
HIE has been a significant contributor to the development and delivery of EU funding support in Scotland over the past 26 years and access to this funding was fundamental in delivering some of the HIE led, major partnership investments in the region.ivLetter from HIE, 25 September 2020
In its findings in 2018 on its European Structural and Investment Funds inquiry, the Committee said:
The Committee believes what comes next, if it is to live...