Question follow-through · 67587
MBR Acres: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to question 64795 on MBR Acres, what are the nature of the national security concerns regarding the site.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to question 64795 on MBR Acres, what are the nature of the national security concerns regarding the site.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jul 2025
Answer published
MBR Acres is a critical part of the UK’s preclinical research infrastructure, which in turn is crucial for domestic pandemic preparedness. Another pandemic is the top rated risk in the National Risk Register and discovery and development of therapeutics a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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