MPs have urged the British government to clarify exactly how much cash Scotland will receive from a scheme designed to replace EU funding post-Brexit.

The Scottish affairs committee has called on ministers to clarify how much money will be made available as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

It made the plea as it warned that “uncertainty” over the operation of the fund — which will run from 2022 — was “hindering planning efforts and poses risks to a smooth transition.”

Projects across Scotland were allocated £780 million between 2014 and 2020 with Tory ministers having committed to matching the funding Scotland would have received, had it still been in the EU.

But while it pledged in 2018 to hold a consultation on the design of the UKSPF, MPs on the Scottish affairs committee noted no formal consultation has yet been held and called for urgent clarity on the matter. 

The committee also insisted a consultation should start by this autumn, claiming the Scottish and British governments should “work constructively together in the design and delivery of the UKSPF.”

Committee chairman Pete Wishart said: “While we have been assured that UK replacement funds will match or exceed EU funds, we are yet to see any evidence of this.

“Nor have we been able to access information on the design of the UKSPF or how locations will be selected to receive grants.

“It is bewildering that there seems to have been no formal consultation and time is fast running out before the UKSPF begins next year.”

The report was published just days after Scottish government ministers said they had had “no clear response” on how the post-Brexit funding scheme will work — despite asking questions for almost two years.