Question follow-through · 26294
UK Research and Innovation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department took to ensure that recent UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) operational funding decisions for key facilities aligned with the UK's broader strategic inve
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department took to ensure that recent UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) operational funding decisions for key facilities aligned with the UK's broader strategic inve
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
UKRI, through STFC, has undertaken a prioritisation process to ensure its overall financial stability and the ongoing affordability of its National Laboratories, large scale, multi-disciplinary facilities, and the PPAN portfolio. The cross-UKRI Facilities...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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