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Written question asked by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench) on Thursday, 14 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 July 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 1 August 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Research: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what assessment they have made of the impact on funding for scientific and medical research at UK universities, and what plans they have to address any such impact.

Answer

The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research and innovation base This is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament.

While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. We remain fully open to scientists and researchers from across the EU. We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff and there are no immediate changes to their rights to live and work in the UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1241
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Medicine Universities Research Science Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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