Nusrat Ghani has been confirmed as the UK government’s new science minister after her appointment was revealed by one of her predecessors at the Conservative Party conference.
Speaking at a fringe event in Birmingham on 3 October, Lord Willetts said he welcomed the decision to give Ms Ghani, a junior minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS), responsibility for science and investment security.
Her appointment comes amid growing unease about the lack of a dedicated science minister since June, when George Freeman stepped down after criticising Boris Johnson, who was then prime minister.
