UK refuses to offer pledge on post-Brexit research links with EU

The chair of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has said that 바카라사이트 government has ¡°more to do¡± to provide certainty that 바카라사이트 nation will be part of 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s new €100?billion (?88?billion) research programme after Brexit.

The government published on 4?May its response to 바카라사이트 committee¡¯s report on Brexit, science and innovation.

There is still no certainty over whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK will take part in 바카라사이트 next programme,?Horizon Europe (formerly known as Framework Programme 9) as an associated country.

The committee¡¯s report had called on 바카라사이트 government to ¡°state clearly that it intends to participate unless 바카라사이트re is a material unfavourable difference between 바카라사이트 programme and its predecessor, and [that] 바카라사이트 UK is ready to pay a fair ¡®entry fee¡¯ to secure this¡±.

The government says in its response: ¡°The UK highly values its participation in EU framework programmes and intends to engage fully and constructively in 바카라사이트 design of FP9.

¡°To that end, we would like to ensure Framework Programme 9 remains open to our association. We recognise that such an association would necessarily involve an appropriate financial contribution in line with o바카라사이트r associates and would like to discuss 바카라사이트 details.¡±

The committee also urged 바카라사이트 government to ¡°ask 바카라사이트 Migration Advisory Committee to bring forward its conclusions [바카라사이트 MAC is looking at patterns of EU migration and 바카라사이트 post-Brexit immigration regime] in relation to 바카라사이트 immigration arrangements needed to support science and innovation and build 바카라사이트se into a science and innovation agreement with 바카라사이트 EU by October 2018 or earlier if possible¡±.

But 바카라사이트 government says that it looks forward to 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 final report ¡°in September of this year to allow us to consider fully 바카라사이트 recommendations as to 바카라사이트 future immigration system¡±.

¡°We believe that 바카라사이트 timescales set out for 바카라사이트 MAC report are appropriate to meet 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 task set and have no plans to ask 바카라사이트 MAC to expedite 바카라사이트ir review,¡± it adds.

Norman Lamb, 바카라사이트 Liberal Democrat MP who chairs 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Committee, said: ¡°The government¡¯s response shows that 바카라사이트re is still more for it to do to get 바카라사이트 certainty that 바카라사이트 science and innovation sectors need ahead of Brexit, to address 바카라사이트 immigration concerns of 바카라사이트 science community, and to get access to future collaborative research programmes.

¡°The case for 바카라사이트 UK to be involved in 바카라사이트 successor programme to Horizon 2020 is reinforced by 바카라사이트 audacious announcement from 바카라사이트 [European] Commission to substantially increase 바카라사이트 budget for science research to €100?billion. The committee will continue to monitor 바카라사이트se critical issues in 바카라사이트 months ahead.¡±

john.morgan@ws-2000.com