Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the framework for the future relationship with the European Union within the Withdrawal Agreement is planned to include details on the future association to the Ninth EU Framework Programme.

As talks progress on the future relationship, we are working hard and at pace to deliver the best possible agreement on the future framework, which will be to the mutual benefit of both the UK and the EU. The Government’s recent White Paper set out its ambition to agree a far-reaching science and innovation accord as part of our future relationship with the EU. This includes exploring association in research and innovation programmes, including Horizon Europe.

The UK and the EU have been clear that the Withdrawal Agreement and the Future Framework form a package, and that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed - meaning that neither document can be considered final until this is true of both. With talks ongoing, we remain firmly on track to reach agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Future Framework in the autumn.