Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2025. It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Friday, 12 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Bioengineering
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of engineering biology as a domain of strategic competition on the economy.
- Answer
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The Modern Industrial Strategy is founded on supporting high-growth sectors across the UK’s strengths. As part of developing the Digital and Technologies Sector Plan Government assessed a range of technologies to assess those of highest growth to be included as frontier technologies. Engineering biology was selected as a frontier technology as part of this assessment process, backed by £380 million of investment in the Sector Plan.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 75350
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Bioengineering
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- 2025-09-23 16:39:11 +0100
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