Brexit: Research Funding

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Excerpts

Monday 11th March 2019 Lords Chamber

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

Beyond the guarantees we have given, I can say that there has been a lot of work from the Government to inform and communicate. In January we published a new technical notice providing detailed guidance to organisations and participants, which is further supported by a set of frequently asked questions. We are planning webinars and conference calls for stakeholder groups and beneficiaries in the HE sector, for schools and for further education, because it is very important that students in the UK continue to have those opportunities to travel abroad for experiences.

[Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)]

What is the Government’s plan for after 2020?

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

We have given certain guarantees on Erasmus+, which I have mentioned before, and there are ongoing discussions on what alternatives to it might take shape. The research side will very much depend on discussions with the EU, but Sir Adrian Smith is undertaking the independent review that I have already mentioned.