Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate Memorandum for 2026/7, for a breakdown by programme of the £219.0m in CDEL allocated to Science and Society.

The Science and Society CDEL allocation is delivered through the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Medical Sciences, which administer programmes on behalf of the Department for
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, following the July 2026 Machinery of Government changes. The breakdown of the £219.0m Science and Society budget at Main Estimate 2026-27 is as follows:

Royal Society £113.0m

British Academy £51.9m

Royal Academy of Engineering £39.3m

Academy of Medical Sciences £14.7m

Total £219.0m

These allocations are based on the DSIT Main Estimate 2026-27 and may be refined over the course of the financial year.