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AstraZeneca: Merseyside

Commons · Question 27974 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

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Asked by Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Departments were involved in discussions with Astra-Zeneca on the expansion of the vaccine production plant at Speke Merseyside.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 6 Feb 2025

A cross-Government approach is taken to support the UK’s Life Sciences sector. This was the case for Government’s work to explore AstraZeneca’s potential investment in Speke, which involved No10, HM Treasury, the Department for Science, Innovation and Tec...