Question follow-through · 8332
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on (a) local business in Scotland, (b) social enterprises in Scotland and (c) Stirling and Strathallan constituency.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 9 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on (a) local business in Scotland, (b) social enterprises in Scotland and (c) Stirling and Strathallan constituency.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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15 Oct 2024
Answer published
Under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ‘Supporting Local Business’ investment priority, which includes support for social enterprises, local authorities in Scotland have already spent £10.9m as of April 2024. This includes close to £400,000 spent in Stirling...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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