European Union Funding (Investment Projects)

Part of Topical Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament am ar 4 Mehefin 2024.

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Photo of Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth Smith Ceidwadwyr

I am interested in the Deputy First Minister’s response, which is the same response that the First Minister provided: that EU funds will be spent by the Scottish National Party Government in the future. However, according to EU data, the Scottish Government has already returned an unspent €199 million to the fund, and reports are that it is struggling to spend the other €331 million. Does the Deputy First Minister understand why those in local government—who are running enterprise and investment programmes and our cash-strapped public services—are so angry?