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Debate between Valerie Vaz and Kwasi Kwarteng
Tuesday 12th July 2022
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
The Minister knows that 115 Horizon Europe grants were cancelled last week. Will he commit to ensuring that that money is given to our excellent scientists, just as the previous, excellent, science Minister would have done?
Kwasi Kwarteng
I am pleased to announce that we have, in the first instance, committed to Horizon, but we also have a plan B—an alternative that will ensure that all the money we have put into Horizon is retained in the UK. That is exactly what I am discussing with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.