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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to retain key staff during the migration of back-office Research Council services to a new platform.

The details of these reforms are being worked through, but we will ensure that the longstanding expertise of our partner organisations is not lost. Appropriate transition arrangements will be put in place for those staff transferring and normal legal protections will apply. We will be maintaining open communication with staff and trade unions throughout the process to enable long term planning within the organisations concerned.