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Life Sciences: Technology

Commons · Question 81684 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

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Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support innovation in novel diagnostic technologies through the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 21 Oct 2025

The Life Sciences Sector Plan focuses on enabling world-class R&D, making the UK an outstanding place to start, scale and invest in life sciences, and driving healthcare innovation and reform.To ensure the NHS is equipped to adopt innovation at pace a...