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Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the incoming US presidency on scientific research in the UK.

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 8 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 13 Jan 2025
Answer: 17 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the incoming US presidency on scientific research in the UK.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jan 2025
Answer published
The US is our biggest research partner. We expect this to continue. The UK’s thriving scientific ecosystem make us a natural and leading collaborator for the US research community. The UK and US have a deep scientific partnership which supports the UK's e...

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