2nd Report - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency

Government response to Financing and Scaling UK S&T Inquiry Report - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency

Published 3 February 2026. The deadline was 30 January 2026.

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Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear response to Financing and Scaling UK S&T Inquiry Report - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency

Published 3 February 2026.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's recommendations and says it "agree[s] with many of the recommendations" in the report, while stating that "there are areas where we can go further".

• The government says the UK "remains one of the best places to start such a company in the world", while recognising areas where it "can go further, many of them highlighted in your report".
• It says it is "already actively developing policies" to support financing and scaling, using levers such as procurement, talent, finance and regulation.
• The response addresses each recommendation individually and sets out "the actions we are taking", with contributions from nine government departments. The covering letter states no specific commitments or deadlines.

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