Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising advanced mathematics in UKRI's revised approach to funding.

I am very proud that this Government has committed the largest investment into R&D on record, with £38 billion allocated to UKRI.

There is no route to future growth in this country without science and technology, and mathematical sciences is foundational to our priority technologies and industrial strategy outcomes.

In 2025/26 UKRI committed £25 million for core mathematical sciences, alongside wider support, through doctoral training and core capability funding, and will continue to invest in this important area.