Freeman says ‘Plan B’ Horizon cash to start flowing from April

UK’s Horizon Europe money needs releasing so science community “isn’t left sitting on the bench”

UK researchers could start to see some of the £7 billion earmarked for Horizon Europe flowing into domestic programmes when the new financial year begins in April, the science minister has said.

George Freeman told members of a select committee on 2 February that he had been working on a “bold Plan B” to fall back on if the UK’s association to Horizon Europe is not signed off.