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Erasmus+ Programme

Asked by Ben ColemanLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 114745

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the national UK agency for Erasmus+ will be in place and where it will be hosted.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department has commenced discussions with the British Council with a view to them being appointed as the National Agency for Erasmus+.

The National Agency will be set up in time to accept bids for the 2027 Erasmus+ funding call which opens in November 2026.

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