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Business of the House
Thursday 7th September 2017

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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We are, and we will continue to do so.

Thangam Debbonaire Portrait Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)
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Will the Minister please reassure the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England that he values their collaboration with their EU counterparts and that he will prioritise doing everything he can to ensure that that collaboration continues?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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I refer the hon. Lady to the paper we published this week, which sets that out clearly. We see a huge advantage both to the UK and the EU in continuing that collaboration, and we look forward to discussing it as we move towards talks on the future partnership.

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