Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 80894

Higher Education Innovation Fund

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to review the threshold for eligibility criteria for the Higher Education Innovation Fund.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Government has no current plans to review the threshold for eligibility for the Higher Education Innovation Fund. The new eligibility criteria and threshold were recently developed and published in May 2025.