Question follow-through · 108568
Scientists: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the UK workforce following redundancies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors over the past 15 y
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the UK workforce following redundancies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors over the past 15 y
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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10 Feb 2026
Answer published
Government has not made an estimate of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the workforce following redundancies in these sectors over the past 15-years. Over that period there have been both redundancies and the start of many new companies.L...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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