Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support international collaboration to help UK science and research teams recruit talent from abroad.

BEIS recognises the value of international collaborations in producing high quality research and innovation. At CSR21, BEIS secured funding to support global R&I collaborations on priority themes and with strategic partners. BEIS also co-funds (with FCDO) the Science and Innovation network across the Government’s Diplomatic footprint, promoting science, technology, research and innovation. SIN are working on MOUs with partner countries including Switzerland and Israel that include exploring talent exchange opportunities. BEIS also represents UK R&I interests in multilateral negotiations, including the G7 and G20, and UK participation in world-leading international Research Infrastructures such as CERN.

BEIS also supports the Government’s visa route reforms to enable researchers to come to the UK.