Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK will continue to be a part of the European Reference Network for rare diseases after the UK leaves the EU.
The United Kingdom is fully committed to continuing the close working relationship with our European partners on health and care. In our July 2018 White Paper, the Government set out its aim to explore continued participation in European Reference Networks as part of a future agreement on science and innovation. The European Commission have shown that they recognise the significant expertise of UK clinicians and both sides appreciate the importance of maintaining UK participation.