Mike Wood

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 25 June 2026

Debate

UK-EU Relations

Contribution

The Minister has submitted in answers to written questions that there will be no substantive vote in this House on UK association to Erasmus+, even though the Government plan to tie us into a multi-year programme without saying what it will cost after the first year. The Defence Secretary resigned because the Chancellor will not provide the funding we need for our defence, but apparently money is no object when it comes to this programme. Will the Minister finally tell us the Government’s own central estimate for the programme, or must the public rely on press reports of an £8 billion bill?

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