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1306706

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their report Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published on 16 March, and their stated aim to secure the UK’s status as a ‘Science and Tech Superpower’ by 2030 by redoubling the commitment to research and development, whether they intend to reverse funding cuts to research and development programmes; and if so, to which programmes they intend to provide increased funding.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL14646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2021 answer text <p>Our commitment to research and development has been clearly demonstrated through the Spending Review announcement to increase investment in R&amp;D across government to £14.6bn in 2021/22. This increase in investment will help deliver our ambition to increase total UK R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>The increased investment will put research and development at the heart of economic and social recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, enabling us to build back better for a greener, healthier and more resilient UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the custodian of the R&amp;D system, BEIS was allocated £11.1 billion for R&amp;D in 2021/22. Funding for each individual programme is subject to our Departmental allocations process, which is under way. We will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/04/2021 09:01:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1692053

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a target for GDP invested in research and development.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	16007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2017, the Government committed to a target of increasing UK economy-wide investment in R&amp;D to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, and 3% in the longer-term.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated its methodology for capturing R&amp;D performed in small businesses and higher education institutions throughout the UK. This has not yet been incorporated into calculations of GDP, and so an official estimate of UK R&amp;D expenditure as a proportion of GDP under the new methodology is not yet available. However, on this revised basis, DSIT estimates R&amp;D investment would have been between 2.8% and 2.9% of GDP for 2021. Government remains committed to public R&amp;D expenditure reaching £20bn for 24/25, a record level.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 06/03/2024 10:49:01 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1327517

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	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 he is taking to ensure that investment in research is linked to economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	6365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is investing £14.9 billion in research and development in 2021/22. This puts UK Government Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) spending at its highest level in four decades. We are continuing to take forward commitments from last year’s R&amp;D Roadmap, which set out our vision to ensure the UK is the best place in the world for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to live and work, while helping to power the UK’s economic and social recovery and level up the UK. The R&amp;D Places Strategy, due to be published later this year, will ensure that R&amp;D benefits the economy and society in nations, regions and local areas across the UK contributing to the Government’s wider levelling-up ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Plan for Growth at Budget 2021, we will also publish a new Innovation Strategy in the Summer. Building on the R&amp;D Roadmap, the strategy will identify how we can enhance innovation even further working closely with business.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/06/2021 11:54:53 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1327518

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	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 tools his Department uses to calculate to effect of investment in research funding on economic growth in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	6366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department requires a business case be prepared for funding proposals to assess value for money and subsequently monitors and evaluates programmes to understand their impact including any impact on jobs and productivity where possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also commissions studies to assess the impact of research funding. For example, macroeconomic modelling of the 2.4% target by Cambridge Econometrics for BEIS suggested that there would be increases in GDP, employment, and productivity from increased R&amp;D. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-macroeconomic-modelling-of-24-target" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-macroeconomic-modelling-of-24-target</a></p><p> </p><p>Other research conducted shows that public investment in R&amp;D achieves high social rates of return, with £1 of public investment in R&amp;D eventually leveraging around £2 of additional private sector investment. <br></p><p>Reports are available at:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/science-and-innovation-rates-of-return-to-investment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/science-and-innovation-rates-of-return-to-investment</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding</a></li></ul> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/06/2021 11:50:12 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1693413

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to research projects based in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the UK in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	16829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>This government is investing record amounts in R&amp;D across the UK, rising to £20 billion per annum by 2024-25. Between January 2023 and January 2024, over £231 million was awarded to organisations based in Yorkshire and The Humber by UKRI. Awards to the York area were in excess of £35 million.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 12/03/2024 10:28:50 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1378798

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	904257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1140173

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Research: Finance
	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 European Commission on whether funding for research partners in UK-led research consortia would be provided by (a) the UK or (b) the EU if the UK chooses to associate to the next EU Framework Programme as a third country.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	278977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The next EU Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, is still being negotiated through the EU Institutions and we are currently working with them to develop the Programme. There are a number of elements of this package yet to be agreed, including the provisions on third country association and the Programme budget. These elements need to be finalised before we can make an informed decision on future UK participation. We look forward to constructive discussions with the Commission in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear that regardless of EU exit, we look forward to continuing our relationship in research and innovation. The Government is committed to continuing to back UK researchers and innovators by supporting measures to enable world-class collaborative research, including support for small businesses.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:34:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1420390

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Research: Finance
	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 Levelling Up White Paper, whether he plans to make changes to the Research Evaluation Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	119843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>In reference to the Research Excellence Framework, the four UK higher education funding bodies are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the UK’s national research assessment system. The Future Research Assessment Programme includes in-depth evaluation of the current Research Excellence Framework, exploratory work on future models, and advice from an independent group of international experts. The review will consider a wide range of issues relevant to the Levelling Up White Paper, including how best to recognise and reward the contribution that research carried out in UK higher education providers makes to society and the economy locally, nationally and internationally. This programme of work includes open consultation with those who work in and engage with research carried out in UK higher education providers. The consultation will be launched by the HE funding bodies in the coming weeks.</p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>This answer assumes that the question refers to the “Research Excellence Framework”, as we don’t recognise “Research Evaluation Framework”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/02/2022 15:32:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1420391

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Research: Finance
	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 Levelling Up White Paper, if he will make it his policy to undertake a Government consultation before making any changes to the Research Evaluation Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	119844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>In reference to the Research Excellence Framework, the four UK higher education funding bodies are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the UK’s national research assessment system. The Future Research Assessment Programme includes in-depth evaluation of the current Research Excellence Framework, exploratory work on future models, and advice from an independent group of international experts. The review will consider a wide range of issues relevant to the Levelling Up White Paper, including how best to recognise and reward the contribution that research carried out in UK higher education providers makes to society and the economy locally, nationally and internationally. This programme of work includes open consultation with those who work in and engage with research carried out in UK higher education providers. The consultation will be launched by the HE funding bodies in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>This answer assumes that the question refers to the “Research Excellence Framework”, as we don’t recognise “Research Evaluation Framework”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/02/2022 15:33:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1360119

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure future research funding allocations retain their real-terms value in line with inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	57273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>In announcing the Spending Review 2021, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer reiterated the Government’s commitment to cement the UK as a ‘scientific superpower’.</p><p>All future funding decisions will be subject to the outcome of the Spending Review, and we are working with HM Treasury to agree an ambitious R&amp;D package.</p><p>The Spending Review will conclude on 27 October. We will then undertake the Departmental allocations process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2021 11:07:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi