Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 908404

Science and Technology Facilities Council: Finance

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Sarah Pochin

Reform UKRuncorn and Helsby

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the budget of the Science and Technology Facilities Council on research facilities and programmes.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is currently working with the sector to model different spending scenarios for its portfolio in particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics.No final decisions have been made. The impacts of different scena...

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