Horizon Europe

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts

Monday 18th October 2021 Lords Chamber

[Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)]

Will my noble friend join me in congratulating the University of York on the excellent work it is doing for BioYorkshire? Will she in turn use her good offices to ensure continuity of funding for the five missions agreed at COP 25, in particular those covering soils and oceans, to ensure that our global reputation is maintained?

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

I can indeed join my noble friend in congratulating the university on its work and confirm that Horizon’s five missions—cancer, soils, climate change, oceans and cities—are all issues with which we wholeheartedly agree and on which we are furthering research. We have always been clear that our priority is to support the UK’s R&D sector, and we will continue to do that in all future scenarios.