New clause 10 of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill would have required the government to seek to negotiate continuing full membership of the programme. A second reading of the clause was rejected by 344 votes to 254.
Funding for the current phase of Erasmus+ is in place throughout 2020, however, there is currently no decision on the UK's involvement in the next stage of the programme which will run from 2021 to 2027.
MPs have voted against New Clause 10 being read a second time, by 344 votes to 254.
This new clause would have required the Government to seek to negotiate continuing full membership of the EU’s Erasmus+ education and youth programme.
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