To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to consult representatives of the higher education sector as part of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
Answered on
30 November 2016
Stakeholder engagement is at the core of our plans to build a national consensus around our negotiating position; we are listening and talking to as many organisations, companies and institutions as we can. The Secretary of State and Junior Ministers will aim to visit every sector and every region of the UK.
DExEU Ministers have already engaged with the Higher Education sector through roundtables, visits to university sites and bilateral meetings. Additionally, we have heard from a range of stakeholders at meetings on aviation, life sciences, agriculture and fisheries, financial services, and the universities and charities sectors. There will be many more.