Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4147 on Research Bureaucracy Review, which recommendations of the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy have been implemented; which Government bodies implemented them; and which Departments provided funding for their implementation.

The Government Response, currently in the final stages of publication, will provide a detailed description of how the relevant Government bodies are responding to the review’s recommendations, including ongoing actions and future plans. An example of work underway is UKRI’s Simpler and Better Funding programme which includes the creation of a single, consistent user-centred service called ‘The Funding Service’. This will ease the burden of finding, applying for and managing UKRI research funding.