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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-04more like thismore than 2015-09-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Infrastructure: Expenditure more like this
house id 1 remove filter
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the £1.1 billion capital infrastructure fund for 2015-16 has been (a) allocated for specific projects and (b) spent on delivering specific projects to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-15more like thismore than 2015-09-15
answer text <p>For the purpose of my response I have interpreted the £1.1bn capital infrastructure fund to be the long term Science Capital allocation announced at Spending Review 2013 at £1.1bn a year.</p><p> </p><p>a) All of the capital spend supports scientific infrastructure projects. It is allocated by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to, and managed by, BIS partner organisations, including the Research Councils, HEFCE and the UK Space Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the 15-16 Science Capital allocations are available in the 15-16 science and research allocation publication:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332767/bis-14-750-science-research-funding-allocations-2015-2016-corrected.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332767/bis-14-750-science-research-funding-allocations-2015-2016-corrected.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>b) In the 15-16 financial year, around £415m has been spent on Science Capital to end of August 2015.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson remove filter
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label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
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label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this