Letter to the Prime Minister on investment in innovative science and technology companies
The Council for Science and Technology havehas written to the Prime Minister giving advice on encouraging scale up investment in innovative science and technology companies.
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In a letter to the Prime Minister sent in September 2021, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how the government can encourage scale up investment in innovative science and technology companies.
The recommendations in this letter focus on the cultural, behavioural, and structural changes needed to help unlock scale up investment.
We have added the Prime Minister’s response to the CST letter on investment in innovative science and technology companies.
Last updated 9 December 2021 + show all updates
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Published Prime Minister's response to letter on investment in innovative science and technology companies.
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First published.
Update history
2026-07-28 11:30
Analysis commissioned to support CST’s advice in 2022 was updated and published in an evidence pack titled ‘UK startups & VC landscape evidence pack’.
2023-08-11 11:42
Uploaded PDF and HTML version of new letter from DSIT SoS to CST, which was written in June 2023.
2022-12-06 08:05
Further advice to the Prime Minister published on how to increase availability of finance for innovative companies to grow and scale up in the UK. Also published definitions and evidence pack.
2021-12-09 16:07
Published Prime Minister’s response to letter on investment in innovative science and technology companies.
2021-11-08 13:00
First published.
