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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

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

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

Type
Written question
Reference
75350
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Bioengineering
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk