Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Innovation Strategy, last updated on 14 November 2023, what progress she has made on establishing a new Innovation Missions Programme.

The Science and Technology Framework confirmed a new £250 million investment for missions to build on the UK’s global leadership in three transformational technologies: AI, quantum technologies, and engineering biology. This has since been expanded with an initial investment of £70m for a Future telecoms’ mission, and the announcement of the long-term National Quantum Strategy Missions in the autumn statement.