Question follow-through · 50905
Life Sciences: Cardiovascular Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that cardiovascular disease is included in the upcoming Life Sciences Plan.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 16 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that cardiovascular disease is included in the upcoming Life Sciences Plan.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 May 2025
Answer published
The Life Sciences Sector Plan will focus on enabling world-class R&D, making the UK an outstanding place to start, scale, and invest in life sciences, and driving healthcare innovation and reform. This approach will cement the UK’s global leadership i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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