Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the availability of affordable laboratory space.

The Government has announced nearly £500 million to provide world-class research and innovation infrastructure to help unlock UK researchers’ full potential, as part of our £14.9 billion investment in research & development this financial year.

As part of our work to map the UK’s innovation clusters, we are also looking to identify constraints on their future growth.

This investment and analysis demonstrates the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the UK remains an attractive place for researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to live, work and innovate.