Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 78909
Life Sciences: Job Creation
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created through the Life Sciences Sector Plan; and what steps he is taking to ensure that these will be distributed across regi
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe Life Sciences Sector Plan sets out a long-term vision to grow the UK's life sciences sector and create high-skilled jobs nationwide. In 2023/24, the sector employed almost 360,000 people across the UK. Around 60% of employment in the sector is based a...
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