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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Monday, 21 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Erasmus+ Programme

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK will continue to participate in the Erasmus Plus programme following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, and if not, what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) graduate employment, and (2) the provision of modern foreign language degree courses at UK universities.

Answer

Until our departure from the EU, we remain a fully paid up Member State, with all the rights and obligations that entails. Post-exit access to Erasmus+ will be a matter for the negotiations, which follow the triggering of Article 50. We will work through the implications for future years as part of the wider negotiations.

The Treasury guarantee to underwrite competitively bid for funding commitments up to the point at which the UK departs the EU includes those parts of Erasmus+ that are bid for competitively.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3365
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Employment Graduates Languages Higher education Erasmus+ programme Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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