PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Horizon Europe (27 February 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the consequences for her policies of (a) application rates and (b) funding awarded under the (i) Horizon Europe Guarantee and (ii) package of funding to cover the shortfall in EU funds in (A) 2021 and (B) 2022; and what estimate she has made of what the UK would have (1) paid to participate in Horizon Europe and (2) received back to date; and if she will publish that assessment and that estimate.

Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)

By 31^st January 2023, the UK Government’s Horizon Europe Guarantee Scheme had issued grants worth up to £750m to 1,548 successful applicants. The scheme is demand-driven, reflecting the success rate of UK applicants to the Horizon Europe programme. The UK remains first for successful proposals to Horizon Europe’s European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) schemes, maintaining our Horizon 2020 position.

On 21^st November 2022, an additional £484m of funding was announced to support the UK’s R&D sector and bolster talent and investment in R&D infrastructure while delays to association continue.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement covers the UK’s terms of participation in Horizon Europe.

Answered by:
George Freeman (Conservative)
6 March 2023