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Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)

British business depends on British science for long-term national growth, and the No. 1 issue facing British scientists right now is our participation in the world’s largest science funding programme—the European Union’s £95 billion Horizon programme. Since 2007, British scientists have won over £14 billion from Horizon—more than we put in—but this is about more than money; it concerns international prestige. Horizon is a collaborative network of over 30 countries. Let us face it: this Government will never be able to replicate that. The Prime Minister said that he had an oven-ready Brexit deal; why is British science being left on the shelf?

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-06-07/debates/ECD233C7-AA08-4FB0-A0B2-96BB1B097612/LeavingTheEUBenefitForBusinesses#contribution-558849C6-2393-4FDD-B160-829EB40C5127

 

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https://twitter.com/ChiOnwurah/status/1534453408756809728?cxt=HHwWgICyldrPvMsqAAAA

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