Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are ensuring that there is adequate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises on the UK EU Life Sciences Transition Programme Steering Group.

Government is seeking input from life sciences small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on EU-related issues in several ways, including through the UK EU Life Sciences Transition Programme Steering Group. SMEs are represented at this Group by trade bodies such as the BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Association Of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI). As well as the Steering Group, these trade bodies have contributed to subgroup discussions on trade and investment, medicines and medtech regulation, and access to finance.