Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear)

Organisations: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Responsibilities

DSIT responsibilities include:

• domestic science and research ecosystem
• international science and research
• Horizon Europe 
• research and development
• life sciences 
• quantum and engineering biology
• tech and innovation across the missions
• Talent - universities
• Oxford – Cambridge Growth Corridor Champion

DESNZ responsibilities include:

• nuclear
• fusion
• science and innovation for climate and energy
• AI in the energy sector
• research and development

Previous holders of this role

1. Lord Vallance

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• Lord Vallance speech to London Tech Week
  • 09 June 2026
  • Speech
• More leading researchers brought to the UK, while Horizon Europe performance strengthens in 2024
  • 05 June 2026
  • Press release
• Change of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Chair
  • 15 April 2026
  • News story
• Faster approvals for clean energy projects to protect families from rising bills
  • 09 April 2026
  • Press release
• NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA
  • 02 April 2026
  • Press release
• Britain to lead fusion energy race to deliver energy security
  • 16 March 2026
  • Press release
• Government to unlock advanced nuclear to grow economy
  • 04 February 2026
  • Press release
• UK and US nuclear experts sign landmark partnership
  • 23 January 2026
  • News story
• Reeves tells Davos: Britain is the best place in the world to invest
  • 20 January 2026
  • News story
• Red tape to be slashed for British robotics and defence innovators
  • 16 January 2026
  • Press release

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