Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the life sciences sector on economic growth.”
Tabled: 5 November 2025Answered: 12 November 2025
Asked by
Dame Nia Griffith
Labour — Llanelli
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Liz Kendall)
The UK life sciences sector is one of our greatest national assets in not only saving lives, but driving jobs, growth and innovation. The sector has been projected to grow by £41 billion across the UK by 2030, employing an extra 100,000 people. Our life sciences sector plan will help us seize this potential and secure our ambition to be Europe’s leading life sciences economy by 2030 and the third most important globally by 2035.