Oral Question·Department for International Development
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 9 July 2020Answered: 15 July 2020
Asked by
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Development
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
The Department is determined to make the UK the best place in the world for science and technology. Last week, the spending review committed £86 billion to research and development, enabling every aspect of our tech economy to start firing on all cylinders. Building on that, we published the digital and technology sector plan as part of our modern industrial strategy on Monday, backing our innovators in fields like quantum, life sciences and engineering biology with over £1 billion.