Question follow-through · 17845

Life Sciences: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what pr

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what pr

  2. 15 Jul 2026

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  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The £3bn investment figure consists exclusively of previously announced investments over the last year, from July 2025. Full details of the investments that make up that figure are included in the footnotes of the publication (Life Sciences Sector Plan: O...

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