In April, Laura convened a roundtable of West Berkshire science and technology businesses with the Science Minister, George Freeman MP, to make sure the businesses' voices were heard in Government. During the roundtable, the Minister also outlined the Government's plan for supporting science and technology under the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Following this, at treasury questions she asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the Government's fiscal support packages for science and technology businesses. She also called on the Government to implement an easier system for finding out about, and accessing, the support that the Treasury has made available.