Science: Research
Commons · Question 121254 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
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
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 23 Mar 2026
The “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 ...