Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 121254
Science: Research
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the 2009 Drayson partitions remain Government and UK Research and Innovation policy.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe “Drayson partitions” policy established in 2010, prior to the formation of UKRI, was to avoid tensioning parts of the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) portfolio in an inappropriate way, whilst acknowledging that tensioning different ...
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