Science: Regional Planning and Development

(asked on 7th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 173 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, what plans his Department has to extend the biannual meetings between the Science Minister and his respective ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to regional leaders in England.


Answered by
George Freeman Portrait
George Freeman
This question was answered on 14th February 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper announced that the Science Minister would convene a biannual meeting with respective Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This biannual meeting will further support close working relationships between the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.

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