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date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on universities in (a) England and (b) Scotland being able to recruit academic staff who are EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that arrangements for EU academic staff coming to the UK after we leave the EU is a key issue for the Higher Education sector, and one that will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU. DfE officials meet regularly with Home Office officials to discuss this and other matters, and the two departments will continue to work closely as these issues progress. DfE officials also meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:36:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675477

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ministers on the academic funding for Scottish universities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>University funding is a devolved matter, and Scottish university funding arrangements are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government to decide. However, DfE officials meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so as these issues progress.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:51:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675647

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Horizon 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Horizon 2020-funded research projects are underway in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those projects will continue to have access to that funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>As of September 2016, there were 5,428 participations in Horizon 2020 across the UK, with 566 participations in Scotland <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>The Treasury will underwrite all successful bids for Horizon 2020 that are approved by the Commission, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds while we remain a member of the EU, and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded.</p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-participation-in-horizon-2020-september-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-participation-in-horizon-2020-september-2016</a></em></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 13:45:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig