{"value":{"id":767902,"askingMemberId":2543,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-10-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-10-24T00:00:00","uin":"HL1821","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the loss of EU funding available for cultural and adult education programmes after the UK leaves the EU, whether they are reducing the amount of funds available each year to local communities for the provision of such programmes; and, if so, by how much.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4689,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-10-24T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government will guarantee funding for structural and investment fund projects which are signed before the UK leaves the EU, if they represent good value for money, and if they are in line with domestic strategic priorities. This includes schemes which continue beyond the departure from the EU.</p><p>As part of our preparations for exiting the EU, we are assessing the impact of EU funds and programmes. The replacement of EU funds following the guarantee period will be based on UK strategic priorities and decisions will be taken in light of other domestic spending priorities.</p><p>Leaving the EU means we will look to take decisions for policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, the government will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the current round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the national interest, while ensuring appropriate certainty.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Adult Education: Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/767902","method":"GET"}]}