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 172 to the Levelling Up White Paper, whether the expectation that at least £7 in every £10 his Department invests will be invested outside the Greater South East will also be met by (a) UKRI, (b) InnovateUK, (c) ARIA, (d) Research England and (e) Research Councils.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answerI gave her on 8 February 2022 to Question 116927.