Horizon 2020

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Excerpts

Monday 27th January 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)]

My Lords, one reason for our strong science base is our life sciences. The Minister will know that part of that depends on the interrelationship with the pharmaceutical industry and the investment that it puts into R&D. If we are to be non-aligned with the EU, many new drug developments in the UK will be at risk, because no company will want a licence in the UK before obtaining a European licence. Is that being factored into the discussions in relation to the European Medicines Agency and our own MHRA?

[Lord Duncan of Springbank]

Yes.