Lochhead: Westminster will not talk to us about new fund to replace EU cash July 6, 2021, 12:03 am
Employment minister Richard Lochhead is demanding answers on how a post Brexit funding scheme will work. (Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA)
Scottish Government ministers say they have had “no clear response” from Westminster on how a post-Brexit funding scheme will work – despite asking questions for almost two years.
The Employment Minister, Richard Lochhead, said he was “beyond disappointed” with the UK Government on the issue of how its Shared Prosperity Fund – brought in as a replacement for EU structural funding – would work.
He has written to UK ministers asking a series of “vitally important questions that we need urgent answers to”.
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June 23, 2021, 12:07 am
Immigration minister Kevin Foster was clear the UK Government would not extend the deadline for EU citizens to apply for settled status (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
A Scottish Government plea for the deadline to be extended for applications from European citizens wishing to remain in the UK post-Brexit has been rejected by Westminster.
Immigration minister Kevin Foster was clear that the UK Government would “not be extending the deadline” of June 30 for those wishing to apply for settled status.
He pointed out that the scheme – which he hailed as a “genuine success” – has been open for applications since 2019, with EU nationals having been given “the time to apply”.