Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many researchers from the UK applied for (a) alternative funding from the UK equivalent of the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions scheme and (b) the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie scheme in the last five years; and what proportion of those applications were successful.

The Guarantee has provided comprehensive support to UK researchers and businesses. As of 31 January 2023 UKRI has issued 3,021 Grant Offer Letters for awards of £1.56 billion, including issuing 656 Grant offer letters for awards of £149.9m for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions scheme.