Question follow-through · 900059
Mathematics: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising advanced mathematics in UKRI's revised approach to funding.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 20 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising advanced mathematics in UKRI's revised approach to funding.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
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20 May 2026
Answer published
I am very proud that this Government has committed the largest investment into R&D on record, with £38 billion allocated to UKRI. There is no route to future growth in this country without science and technology, and mathematical sciences is foundatio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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