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 attract overseas researchers, academics and innovators to the UK.

We are promoting the UK as a key destination for top science and technology talent through the GREAT Talent campaign and the Global Talent Network.

Our generous and points-based immigration offer makes it easy and fast for talented researchers and innovators to come to the UK.

We have launched a number of attractive visa routes, such as the Global Talent visa, which has seen a 76% rise in visas issued in the year ending June 2023.