Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the independent review of the Research Councils led by Sir Paul Nurse to be published; and what deadlines and timescales his Department has set for that process.
The Government asked Sir Paul Nurse to examine how Research Councils can evolve to support research in the most effective ways. Sir Paul has kept me updated with progress, and I am expecting to receive his report after the summer.