Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Government's policy paper, Collaboration on Science and Innovation: A Future Partnership Paper, published on 6 September 2017, what representations the Government has received from UK nationals who work as researchers in other EU countries on UK collaboration with EU research programmes after the UK has left the EU.

We are speaking to a wide range of stakeholders to establish their priorities and understand their concerns. These discussions will and have informed our negotiating position, and we stand ready to discuss it with our EU partners at any stage.

Internationally, the UK Government actively engages with stakeholders at all levels. Our Ministers and officials are regular participants in EU and global fora. As a centre of research excellence, the UK frequently hosts global science and research experts.

Ministers from the Department for Exiting the EU have had several meetings with other Ministers from EU member states. These discussions set out the deep and special partnership that we are seeking with the EU.