Written Question·Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ·UIN 22248

Tabled: 28 August 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Jodrell Bank Observatory on (a) researchers who use e-MERLIN and (b) science and engineering outreach to young