Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation)

Organisations: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• science and research (domestic and international)
  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) sponsorship
  • Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
• fusion
• artificial intelligence (Office for AI), joint with DCMS
• innovation
• intellectual property
• space
• technology (strategy and security)
• life sciences (including vaccine production)

Previous holders of this role

1. George Freeman MP

   2021 to 2022

2. Amanda Solloway

   2020 to 2021

Announcements

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• Prime Minister signs landmark science agreement with New Zealand
  • 01 July 2022
  • Press release
• Government announces package of new measures to drive space sustainability
  • 23 June 2022
  • Press release
• Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council's report on fusion energy
  • 20 June 2022
  • Correspondence
• Government funding boost for life-changing technologies
  • 15 June 2022
  • Press release
• Allocations announced for record-level £25 billion R&D budget
  • 30 May 2022
  • News story
• UK commits to Life Sciences cooperation with Sweden
  • 27 May 2022
  • News story
• UK company reveals micro-launcher rocket
  • 11 May 2022
  • News story
• Tech transfer leader Dr Alison Campbell OBE appointed as CEO of government’s new technology transfer unit
  • 25 April 2022
  • Press release
• Government to provide shot in the arm for West Midlands vaccine manufacturing facility
  • 31 March 2022
  • Press release
• Research and innovation sanctions on Russia and support for Ukraine
  • 27 March 2022
  • News story

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