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Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Agriculture: Research

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to guarantee funding for agricultural research programmes that are currently funded by the EU, for the first five years following Brexit.

Answer

While the UK is still a member of the EU, UK organisations can continue to bid directly to the European Commission, on a competitive basis, for EU funding. Even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU, such as universities participating in Horizon 2020.

Decisions for future support will be made following discussions between stakeholders, Treasury and other interested Government Departments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3925
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Agriculture Finance EU grants and loans Research Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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