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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 December 2025

Debate

UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations

Contribution

I thank my noble friend for her question and, more importantly, for the work she has done over many years in this area. She raises an important point, but one of the things we need to be aware of is that we are joining the last year of the current scheme, and that the details on the priorities of the next scheme and the countries that will participate have yet to be published. Therefore, there is nothing else that we can join at the moment. I hope that our joining Erasmus+ at this point sends a message to our friends and allies in the European Union and to young people up and down the country that we are investing in their futures, that we are clear in our relationships and partnerships about how important it is that we have cross-country travel, and that we appreciate the potential for cultural exchange.

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