Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 98353

Research: Finance

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase spending on research and development in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

DSIT will invest a record £58.5 billion in R&D from 2026/27 to 2029/30, part of the £86 billion announced by the Chancellor—the largest government R&D investment ever.UKRI investment in Lincolnshire increased by 43% between 2022/23 and 2023/24. In...

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