Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - Sep 9
Thursday, 10 September 2020 08:48
Extracts from Lords debate on Science Research Funding in
Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report) Baroness
Finlay of Llandaff (CB) [V]:...Brexit means that we now need a
domestic alternative to Horizon Europe, the ERC, Marie Curie and
other funds. Can the Minister assure us that the new discovery fund
is intended to replace these sources in the event of no deal, with
no time gap between when European funding ends and domestic
replacement starts in the event of a no-deal...Request free trial
Extracts from Lords
debate on Science Research Funding in Universities (Science and
Technology Committee Report)
(CB) [V]:...Brexit means that we now need a domestic alternative to
Horizon Europe, the ERC, Marie Curie and other funds. Can the
Minister assure us that the new discovery fund is intended to
replace these sources in the event of no deal, with no time gap
between when European funding ends and domestic replacement starts
in the event of a no-deal Brexit? Can he also confirm that the UK
shared prosperity fund will match in
real terms the EU and UK funding streams it replaces and be
allocated to narrow prosperity differences across the UK, not only
in England, with framework-agreed guidelines that ensure the
devolved nations can target areas of strength in university
research?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy () (Con):...The
noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, referred to the shared prosperity
fund. The 2019 Conservative manifesto committed to creating this
UK shared
prosperity fund which binds together the whole of the
United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our
four nations. The UK shared
prosperity fund will be driven by domestic priorities
with a focus on investing in people. At a minimum, it will match
current levels of funding for each nation from EU structural
funds...
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Extract from Opposition
day debate on Protection of Jobs and Businesses
(York Central) (Lab/Co-op):...The sector is calling for
an extension of the coronavirus job retention scheme with greater
flexibility; a gift aid emergency relief package; the repurposing
of the national fund, which is worth £500 million, to allow access
to support charities and services; the effective and efficient
distribution of the shared prosperity fund; and
the creation of a community wealth fund using dormant assets. It is
crucial that is brought forward now, before it is too late...
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