EU Cohesion Fund
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2026, to Question 9080, on EU Cohesion Fund, whether there are any agreements with the EU that oblige the UK Government to make payments to the EU Cohesion Fund.
Answered by Treasury
Under the 2020 Withdrawal Agreement, the UK is currently paying outstanding budget obligations to the EU, including previous commitments to cohesion policy. The EU is also seeking to establish a mechanism for a UK financial contribution towards reducing economic and social disparities between the regions of the EU as part of the UK’s participation in the Internal Electricity Market. Any UK financial contribution would be subject to negotiations with the EU, and no contributions have yet been made or agreed upon.
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