Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department proposes to develop a regional approach to implementing the recommendations of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy, as outlined in the White Paper, Industrial Strategy: Building a Britain fit for the future, published on 27 November 2017.

Every region in the UK has a role to play in boosting the national economy, driven by local leadership and ambitious visions for the future.

As stated in the Industrial Strategy: Life Sciences Sector Deal regional representatives from the Northern Health Science Alliance, MedCity, Life Sciences Hub Wales, NHS Research Scotland, Northern Ireland life sciences cluster and the GW4 Alliance have come together to welcome the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.