Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 115492

Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: Research

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed cuts to funding for particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics research on levels of such research

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has committed to £58.5 billion investment in R&D over the next 4 years. Of this, UKRI will deliver £38.6 billion towards research and innovation with £14.5 billion allocated towards curiosit...

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