Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 108569

Science: Research

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D site closures on the trends in the levels of UK’s scientific research capacity since 2010.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Government has made no formal assessment of the impact of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D site closures on trends in the UK’s scientific research capacity since 2010.The Government does monitor the health of the UK life sciences sector, incl...

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