Oral QuestionDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

What recent progress she has made on negotiating the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.

Tabled: 27 April 2023Answered: 3 May 2023

Asked by

Dame Diana Johnson

LabourKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)

The current PIP application process is outdated and can be very difficult to follow. Alongside proposed legislative changes, the Department’s health transformation programme will greatly improve the experience of applying and, I hope, increase confidence in the outcomes of the assessment as a result.