Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department plans to provide for infrastructure projects in the engineering biology sector in the next three financial years.

The National Vision for Engineering Biology, published in December 2023, recognises the importance of access to infrastructure for enabling growth and unlocking innovation for engineering biology applications. UKRI invested £100 million in Engineering Biology Missions this year, including to six Engineering Biology Hubs.

DSIT is working with other departments and arm’s length bodies such as UKRI to explore a range of options to increase access to infrastructure for engineering biology.