Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the UK is participating as a (i) partial or (ii) full member of the (a) European School Education Platform (ESEP) and eTwinning, (b) Electronic Platform for Adult Learning (EPALE), (c) Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the use of Innovative Educational technologies (SELFIE), (d) European Youth Portal, (e) European Student Card Initiative, (f) Eurydice network, (g) Youth Wiki National Correspondents Network and (h) Network of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs); and whether there are any affiliation costs over and above the main UK Government funding to the EU for the whole Erasmus+ programme.

There are several bodies, including resource centres, information offices, platforms, and knowledge and expert networks, which support the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme. The UK is not required to pay any further affiliation costs to the EU to engage with these bodies.

Participation in any opt-in Erasmus+ bodies, including those listed, will be confirmed in due course.