Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on funding university research; and how that responsibility is shared between her Department and the Department for Education.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is responsible for general policy on university research funding and through UKRI, is the principal public funder of university research. The Department for Education is responsible for higher education policy. There are regular discussions and joint working on areas of common interest across both departments.