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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to respond to the letter to the Prime Minister on changes to the Science and Technology Facilities Council budget from the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage, dated 31 July 2026.

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade aims to respond to correspondence within 15 working days, although in some instances responses may take longer. The correspondence was accepted by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 24 August. A response was issued to Olly Glover MP by Minister McDonald on 23 October (MP reference: 2608052; Departmental reference: MC2026_00025941).