Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to which department funding returned to the UK under the terms of the clawback mechanism of the UK Horizon Europe association agreement will be returned.

As set out in the Explanatory Memorandum relating to the UK’s association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/em-on-ukeu-horizon-governance-document-com23527, any deductions resulting from the clawback mechanism will form part of future UK contributions to the Horizon Europe budget or its successor programme. These contributions to the Horizon Europe budget will be paid by DSIT and will be accounted for in DSIT’s accounts. The Government has committed to investing £20bn in R&D in 2024/2025.