Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2016 to Question 54579, what plans he has to facilitate participation in the EU's Framework Programme 9 for UK-based researchers as part of his Department's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

Science and research are at the heart of this Government’s long term economic plan and our ongoing commitment to our science and research base remains steadfast as we secure the best possible outcome for UK as we exit the EU. Participation of UK-based researchers in the EU’s Framework Programme 9 after we leave the EU will be a matter for the negotiations that will follow the triggering of Article 50.