Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: International Cooperation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9085 on DSIT: Internal Cooperation, if he will list each of the international agreements that have been signed since July 2024, and provide relevant hyperlinks to the publication on gov.uk where they have already been published.
Answered by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
The below list sets out DSIT signed international agreements signed since July 2024 and published on Gov.uk. A more exhaustive list is not available
- UK-France Science and Technology Memorandum of Understanding, May 2024. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-to-benefit-from-sci-tech-deal-between-uk-and-france
- UK-Switzerland Science and Research Partnership, Updated December 2024 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-switzerland-deepen-science-ties-with-16-million-backing
- UK–US Tech Prosperity Deal, September 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-north
- UK-Sweden Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in research and innovation, October 2025. View the published UK-Sweden MoU
- UK-Netherlands Innovation Partnership, November 2025. View the published UK-Netherlands Innovation Partnership
- UK-Germany Strategic Science and Technology Partnership, December 2025 under the UK-Germany Treaty. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-germany-deepen-science-and-tech-ties-with-14-million-to-unlock-quantums-vast-potential
- UK-Canada Digital Government and Critical Digital Infrastructure Cooperation December 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stronger-tech-ties-and-international-agreements-on-ai-to-modernise-public-services-and-reduce-costs-for-britons-as-uk-tech-minister-wraps-canada-visit
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