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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Research

Commons · Question 106040 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 22 Jan 2026

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not hold a central record of feasibility studies undertaken for projects that subsequently did not proceed. Identifying the total cost over the last five years would require manual review of recor...