"WE do not consider this matter to be closed" – all devolved governments need answers on post-Brexit funds, Welsh MPs say.
Westminster's Welsh Affairs Committee says Holyrood, the Senedd and Stormont must be told the detail of how Downing Street will replace EU structural funds set to be lost through Brexit.
No 10 has said its Shared Prosperity Fund will "at least" match the EU cash – but won't give any more detail until spring.
But the committee says there has been "negligible progress since 2017" on developing the fund and devolved parliaments need clarity now.
It wants Westminster to "urgently work with the devolved governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to agree priorities for the Shared Prosperity Fund and to co-create the details regarding how the Fund will work".
In its official response to the cross-party panel, the UK Government said: "Leaving the European Union presents us with a unique and historic opportunity to redefine our domestic priorities, strengthen our Union, and level up the whole of the UK."
It went on: "The UK Government intends to work with both the Devolved Administrations and local communities to ensure that the UKSPF supports citizens across the UK. This includes engaging with local authorities and Devolved Administrations, as well as wider public and private sector organisations."
Responding, committee chair Stephen Crabb MP said: "With only a few months to go until the Fund is due to be introduced, we still require certainty about the total size of the fund, how it will be distributed, and whether Wales will secure at least as much as it currently receives under EU structural funds.
"We also note the lack of information about what role, if any, the devolved administrations can expect to play in the Fund’s operation."
He went on: "We do not consider this matter to be closed.
"We intend to return to the Shared Prosperity Fund in the New Year, when we expect the full details of the Fund to be published."
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