Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Government has spent on funding Horizon Programme guarantees for UK researchers in each year since the UK left the EU.

The Government launched the UK Horizon Europe guarantee in November 2021 to make sure all successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe can access the same, full value of funding from UKRI that they would have received from the EU.

This means that researchers, businesses, and universities can continue their work in the UK and continue important R&D collaboration with European and international partners.

As of 31st January 2023, the Horizon Europe Guarantee, administered via UKRI, had issued grants worth up to £750 million to 1,548 successful applicants.