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896524

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Industry: Innovation
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 report, Mission-Oriented Research & Innovation: A problem-solving approach to fuel innovation-led growth, published by the European Commission on 22 February 2018, whether he plans to adopt a mission-based procurement approach as recommended in that report as part of the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	140716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We will ensure the UK benefits from world-changing economic trends to build the industries of the future. In our Industrial Strategy we have set out four Grand Challenges where Britain can lead the global technological revolution: in artificial intelligence and the data revolution; the global shift to clean growth; the ageing society; and the future of mobility – where we will build on our strengths to shape new markets and enhance the UK’s competitive advantage.</p><p> </p><p>As we made clear in the Industrial Strategy White Paper, we will use all the policy levers at our disposal, including government procurement, to achieve success in the Grand Challenges. We will drive innovation not only by supporting research and development, but also through the creation and shaping of new markets. Where appropriate, we will look to take a mission-oriented approach to guide these efforts, bringing industry, researchers and government together to solve practical problems and accelerate innovation.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/05/2018 11:50:56 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

890306

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to seek reciprocal recognition of unregistered design rights between the EU and the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>As expressed in the UK <em>Technical Note on “Other Separation Issues”</em>, where the UK does not have existing domestic legislation to protect certain types of rights, it will establish new schemes. This will preserve the full scope of the unregistered Community design right in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of reciprocal recognition of EU and UK unregistered design rights, negotiations will take place with the EU as part of the leaving process, which we hope will deal with these matters.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:35:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

890307

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Trade Marks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to maintain a continuation of the EEA exhaustion regime in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Exhaustion of rights is one of the IPO’s priorities in preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU, and we are working closely with other departments on this subject.</p><p>The current framework means that rights are exhausted after first sale within the EEA. In the draft Withdrawal Agreement the EU and UK have agreed, in principle, that IP rights exhausted in the EU and the UK before the end of the transition period shall remain exhausted in both areas.</p><p>We are considering options for the choice of regime in the future.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:35:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

890479

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Innovate UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications were received by Innovate UK from applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the number of applications received by lead applicants from:</p><p>(a) England 4,020</p><p>(b) Wales 133</p><p>(c) Scotland 224</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 50</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the number of application received from :</p><p>(a) England 4,053</p><p>(b) Wales 159</p><p>(c) Scotland 239</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 54</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available for 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:34:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

890480

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Innovate UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications received by Innovate UK from applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland were successful in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the number of successful applications by lead applicants from:</p><p>(a) England 1,059 (26.34% success rate)</p><p>(b) Wales 44 (33.08% success rate)</p><p>(c) Scotland 62 (27.68% success rate)</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 12 (24% success rate)</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the number of successful applications by lead applicants from:</p><p>(a) England 1,106 (27.29% success rate)</p><p>(b) Wales 41 (25.79% success rate)</p><p>(c) Scotland 85 (35.56% success rate)</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 19 (35.19% success rate)</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available for 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:34:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

890481

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Innovate UK: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding Innovate UK awarded to applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Total grant commitments awarded to all applicants/participants from:</p><p>2015-2016</p><p>(a) England 634,666,900 (core budget only – 285,291,379)</p><p>(b) Wales 13,702,138 (core budget only – 12,329,668)</p><p>(c) Scotland 32, 371,269 (core budget only – 21,748,053)</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 10,378,401 (core budget only - 3,746,692)</p><p> </p><p>2016-2017</p><p>(a) England 658,944,899 (core budget only – 298,702,027)</p><p>(b) Wales 18,699,408 (core budget only – 18,129,691)</p><p>(c) Scotland 26,786,768 (core budget only – 26,180,878))</p><p>(d) Northern Ireland 11,280,825 (core budget only – 9,023,132)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:34:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

890482

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Innovate UK: Wales
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 increase the number of bids to Innovate UK from applicants in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	137582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>There is on ongoing activities through UK Research and Innovation which brings together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and funding for university research through Research England. Companies have opportunities to bid for funding projects through connecting services for innovators such as Knowledge Transfer Network and Enterprise Europe Network. Details of funding opportunities are also published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, Innovate UK has put in place regional managers throughout the UK, including in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These managers are working with local stakeholders to strengthen relationships with key players in cities and regions, as well as to ensure that businesses throughout the regions and nations understand the offer from Innovate UK. Over the last 12 months Innovate UK have held 10 specific regional events aligned with and co-developed with each region, (e.g. the recent ‘NW Innovation’ event with Jürgen Maier), as well as participating in flagship events such as the Wales Festival of Innovation, Northern Ireland Science Festival, and Great Expedition of the North. We are also participating in innovation strategy boards throughout the UK, including those reporting to Ministers such as the Can Do Forum in Scotland, and Innovation Advisory Council for Wales. This will have real impact as Local Industrial Strategies are developed in the coming year</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/05/2018 15:35:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

887082

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the economy of the UK leaving the EU without replacing EU research funding.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>As part of our future partnership with the EU, the UK will look to establish an ambitious future agreement on science and innovation that ensures the valuable research links between us continue to grow.</p><p>The Government has been taking rigorous and extensive analysis work to support our exit negotiations, as any responsible Government should, in order to inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK's domestic policies and frameworks. We have been engaging with relevant stakeholders from all sectors of the economy and all regions of the UK as part of this process, and will continue to do so as we move forward.</p><p>We have been clear the Government will not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work that is being carried out within government.</p><p>The UK and EU negotiating teams have reached another important milestone in the Brexit process by agreeing the terms of a time-limited implementation period. The agreement envisages that UK entities’ right to participate in EU programmes will be unaffected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>In addition, the UK Government has committed to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding if necessary. This guarantees funding for UK participants in projects ongoing at the point of exit, as well as any successful bids submitted before the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/04/2018 15:29:45 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

887083

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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	Horizon 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the proportion of Horizon 2020 (a) projects originating in the UK and (b) funding that the UK received in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>As of the 6<sup>th</sup> March 2018, the UK’s share of total participations in Horizon 2020 was 12.4% and the UK received 14.5% of the total European Commission Horizon 2020 funding. This is equivalent to around €4.2 billion. For further information please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/04/2018 15:30:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

887084

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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: EU Grants and Loans
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 contingency plans have been made to replace EU research funding in the event that the UK is unable to conclude a withdrawal agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Science and research are vital to the UK’s prosperity, security and wellbeing, and are at the heart of the Government’s industrial strategy. As part of our future partnership with the EU, the UK will look to establish an ambitious future agreement on science and innovation that ensures the valuable research links between the UK and the EU continue to grow.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Report sets out that the UK and the EU fully intend UK participants’ eligibility in Horizon 2020 to remain unchanged for the duration of the programme. This includes eligibility to participate in Horizon 2020 projects and to receive Horizon 2020 funding for the lifetime of projects. The Government encourages the UK research and innovation community to continue to bid for Horizon 2020 funding and participate in Horizon 2020 projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's underwrite guarantee of Horizon 2020 funding remains in place in the event that commitments enshrined in the Joint Report are not met. This guarantees funding for UK participants in projects ongoing at the point of exit. It also includes projects that are only informed of their success or sign a grant agreement after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/04/2018 15:27:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake