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The Earl of Effingham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 September 2025

Debate

Merck Research Site

Contribution

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, but the cancellation of the Merck research site is not only a major blow for our life sciences economy; it cuts across many other sectors that work with Merck—accounting, law, banking and other professional services. It is a blow for research scientists in training, as those future job opportunities have disappeared. How would the Minister respond to the feedback from one of the largest pharma companies in the world that the UK is “not making meaningful progress towards addressing the lack of investment in the life science industry”?

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