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1381474

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the final report on the innovation loans pilot programme; and with reference to the press release of 21 November 2021, what criteria were used to assess that programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	80189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Follow-On Interim Evaluation of the Pilot Innovation Loans Programme will be published shortly.</p><p>The pilot programme’s interim evaluation has focused on:</p><p>1. What is the interest in, and demand for, Innovation Loans?</p><p>2. What is the nature of the businesses applying, and the projects which form the focus of the applications for funding?</p><p>3. What would have happened to the innovation projects supported if they had not been offered these loans?</p><p>4. How effective are the processes of implementation and what are the experiences of the customer journey?</p><p>5. What evidence is there of progress towards the achievement of intended outputs, outcomes, and impacts?</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/12/2021 17:56:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1381133

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the funding granted through Innovation Loans on average (a) nationally, (b) in Greater London and (c) in the North East since 2017; and what assessment his Department has made of the regional distribution of Innovation Loan agreements.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	79367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>All Innovate UK grants and loans are made public via (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukri.org%2Fpublications%2Finnovate-uk-funded-projects-since-2004%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKaren.Roaf%40beis.gov.uk%7Ca23e023cbb204642be4608d9af370a38%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637733473203664421%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Sfu47XUwXjcVPOpQ5r%2FY92SjxxEQIN2SHOr6V%2BYksuA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Innovate UK funded projects since 2004 – UKRI</a> ). Transparency data also includes the location and region that the company is registered in.</p><p> </p><p>Funding decisions by UK Research and Innovation are based on the quality of applications and value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/11/2021 15:03:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1221984

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2020 to Question 66895 on Business: Research, what proportion of the £750 million of targeted support for R&D intensive firms he plans to allocate as (a) grants and (b) loans.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	71082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing £750 million of targeted support for the most R&amp;D intensive small and medium size firms.</p><p>The package consists of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Up to £210 million of this funding will constitute new loans for organisations with existing Innovate UK awards that find themselves facing a funding shortage due to COVID-19</li><li>£200 million of accelerated grant and loan payments for existing customers</li><li>Up to £90 million in grants to be paid up front for existing customers that are facing a funding gap due to COVID-19</li><li>£20 million in grants to double the number of businesses receiving funding through the Innovate UK call for business-led innovation in response to global disruption due to the pandemic</li><li>Up to £191 million in grants through the Sustainable Innovation Fund.</li><li>£39 million for additional support for businesses over a 12 month period through the EEN Business Advisory Service</li></ul><p> </p><p>The exact allocation between grants and loans will depend on need.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/07/2020 11:31:43 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1221987

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2020 to Question 66895 on Business: Research, how he plans to allocate the £20 million of funding to double the number of businesses receiving funding through the Innovate UK call for business led innovation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	71083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Innovate UK call for business-led innovation in response to global disruption due to the pandemic was originally launched as a £20 million competition awarding grants of up to £50,000 to technology and research-focussed businesses. Due to the record breaking level of interest from across the UK, it was announced on the 20<sup>th</sup> May that over 800 companies that applied to this would share grant funding of £40 million, double the amount first planned for this competition. The additional money was allocated according to the existing terms and reference of the competition, eligibility requirements and conditions can be found on the UK Research and Innovation and GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/07/2020 11:32:47 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1219351

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the distribution of Government funding to support innovation in research-intensive businesses during and after the covid-19 outbreak, what proportion of the £750million grant package will be allocated to businesses (a) not in receipt of Innovate UK grants and (b) in receipt of Innovate UK grants.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	66895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>On 20th April, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £1.25 billion coronavirus package to protect firms driving innovation in the UK. This included £750 million of targeted support for the most R&amp;D intensive small and medium size firms which will be available through Innovate UK’s grants and loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has since confirmed that up to £500 million of this is for existing customers including £20<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million of accelerated payments and up to £30<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million for continuity grants and loans. £20 million of the remainder has been used to double the number of businesses receiving funding through the Innovate UK call for business led innovation in response to the crisis which was open to new customers. Over 800 companies have been successful in this competition. Innovate UK has also allocated up to £39 million to increase the business advisory support services available new and existing high-growth potential SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The final part of this package was announced on the 27<sup>th</sup> June. The £191 million Sustainable Innovation Fund is open to new customers to help cutting-edge companies of all sizes recover, grow, and drive a re-building economy as well as support new green innovations, unleashing the sustainable industries of the future along the way.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the Fast-Response competition, it is currently too early to state the number of businesses that have accessed this funding</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 06/07/2020 16:17:26 question first ministerially corrected 31/07/2020 09:21:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 34988 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1197686

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of a potential recession after the covid-19 lockdown on business investment in research and development.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer on all aspects of the economy, including research and development and Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>During the Financial Crisis, R&amp;D performed in businesses in the UK fell in 2008 by 2% (after taking account of inflation) and by a further 3% in 2009. By 2011 it had recovered to levels above those in 2007, and in 2018 was more than 30% higher than in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting businesses to continue research and development through this crisis. We recently announced <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fbillion-pound-support-package-for-innovative-firms-hit-by-coronavirus&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKaren.Roaf%40beis.gov.uk%7Cff95c97b6097436f0d7408d7ea850fd3%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637235729530103299&amp;sdata=p5u7kvkUxmKTuRhwnTj0WWdP4pRM7SBemkKARpoe2mQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">£750 million of investment, delivered through Innovate UK, in new measures</a> to support innovation in the country’s most research-intensive businesses both during and after the coronavirus pandemic, and to support new ways of dealing with global disruption. Details on this package are available online at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Faccess-coronovirus-business-innovation-support-package&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSRIHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C564682c4ee734f15ec2908d7fb0d85dc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637253907834291683&amp;sdata=t9cfGHx%2BwcJS8I7CZTCjuVtWisqE1O8kMurv8XUmJYs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-coronovirus-business-innovation-support-package</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to our existing plans to significantly boost public R&amp;D funding and our ambition to reach 2.4% of GDP spent on R&amp;D by 2027.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/06/2020 10:52:17 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1197702

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the research and development sector is adequately prioritised in the Government's plans for recovery in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government holds research and development as a high priority, and we continue to believe our world-leading excellence in science will be key to ensuring the UK’s prosperity and productivity in the long term and to tackling the immediate challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the outbreak, BEIS and DfE have set out to universities and the wider research community early considerations and advice to help the sector deal with some immediate priorities. A joint BEIS/DfE Ministerial Taskforce on the sustainability of university research has been set up to identify and assess impacts and to consider approaches to help manage these over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/06/2020 10:57:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah