Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95009

Life Sciences: Economic Situation

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent divestments made by the life sciences industry on local economies across England, including St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constitue

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

We do not hold specific data on the impact of recent divestments on local economies, including in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, specifically.We know this has been a challenging time for the life sciences sector, with commercial uncertainty and global c...

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