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1666834

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence: 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 British companies will have access to European Innovation Council funding for solutions to (a) bias and (b) discrimination in AI systems following the UK's re-admission to Horizon.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	204015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>UK applicants will be able to participate in the full Horizon Europe programme and UK entities are eligible to receive grant funding through all instruments of the European Innovation Council. The UK is not part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund – which provides equity finance support to EIC Accelerator projects.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/10/2023 08:26:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1666535

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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	Genomics: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to HL9736 on University of Cambridge: China, what advice the Research Collaboration Advice Team has given to universities on partnering with Chinese genomics companies.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	203888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government wants to enable collaborative international research, while ensuring universities engage with all companies, including Chinese genomics companies, in a way that takes account of national security concerns and is compliant with the UK’s security policies and regulations. As part of our proactive engagement with academia, the Research Collaboration Advice Team (RCAT) provides tailored advice to universities on national security risks in international collaborations. All advice is provided in confidence and is specific to the context and needs of each university. RCAT advice is informed by the NPSA's Trusted Research campaign and the UK Biological Security Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/10/2023 08:17:36 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1666406

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
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	Space Technology: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the space sector in the North East of England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	203682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>This year the UK Space Agency has awarded £335,000 funding to the North East space cluster, including to the North East Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, which is unlocking new opportunities in the North East and to date has helped to secure £12m investment into the region.</p><p>The UK Space Agency has also invested £5.7 million into Northumbria University since 2020 through its National Space Innovation Programme to develop the world’s first commercially available laser-based satellite communication system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2023 15:53:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1666089

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Cybercrime: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the potential vulnerability of SMEs to cyber-attacks.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The 2023 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2023" target="_blank">Cyber Security Breaches Survey</a> shows 32% of small businesses and 31% of micro businesses identified having suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months. This is a decline on 2022, however we believe this may be due to smaller businesses deprioritising cyber security and being less likely to identify breaches and attacks, rather than a reduction in the threat.</p><p>Our strategy, working with other relevant Departments and Agencies, is therefore to make it as easy as possible for SMEs to be secure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2023 15:39:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1666098

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Universities Policy Engagement Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with representatives of the Universities Policy Engagement Network to discuss the implications for Departments of the Ref 2028 requirement that universities demonstrate (a) impact and (b) engagement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	203573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The design and implementation of the REF 2028 is being carried out by the devolved funding bodies of the UK nations, including Research England in England. During this process the funding bodies have engaged widely with stakeholders, including many of the members of the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), on the design of the next REF. This engagement, including a currently open opportunity to provide written comments, will continue through the autumn and the final design of the REF will take full account of stakeholders’ contributions to the engagement process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2023 15:46:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1666202

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of officials in her Department that are (a) graded as senior civil servant 2 and (b) on full-time equivalent contracts are women.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	203510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of officials in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that are graded as senior civil servant 2 is 1.4%.</p><p>The proportion of officials that are women, on a full-time equivalent basis is 52.5%.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/10/2023 10:33:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1666203

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of officials in her Department on temporary contracts are women.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	203511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of officials in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on temporary contracts that are women is 50%.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/10/2023 10:32:18 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1666252

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Science: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) proportional and (b) absolute change in expenditure on science outside the Greater South East has been over each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	203484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Government Office for Science are working with all government departments to collect and publish sub-national data on their R&amp;D spending. This will allow us to track progress on the R&amp;D Levelling Up mission to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least 40% by 2030, and by at least a third by 2024-5.</p><p>The baseline data for 2020-21 was published in April this year, with data for future years made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2023 15:36:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665093

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the methodologies of data collection used by the Office for National Statistics for its Business enterprise research and development, UK release; and whether that Office is taking steps to provide greater granularity in its next such release.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology continues to engage with the Office for National Statistics(ONS) on the development of the business enterprise research and development statistics, as they update and improve their data collection methodologies. The Office for National Statistics is an independent body, and this update is part of a wider programme of work to improve economic statistics and data capture.</p><p>In 2023 the Office for National Statistics increased the number of businesses sampled 10-fold, increasing from around 4,000 to around 40,000. This should increase the level of confidence around the granular breakdowns of business enterprise expenditure on research and development and enable the ONS to consider re-instating the level of granularity published in the next release.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 08:47:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665094

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Office for National Statistics’ aggregation of pharmaceutical and chemical sector research and development expenditure in its Business, enterprise research and development, UK statistical release on the usefulness of that data for understanding the science investment landscape.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is an independent body. The recent release of the business enterprise research and development (BERD) statistics was part of an ongoing initiative to enhance economic statistics and data collection, which is still underway. This publication provided the most reliable assessment of R&amp;D spending at the UK level, verified against available data. Given the importance of accurate disaggregated figures, the Government will continue to liaise with ONS as they compile BERD statistics in future releases, including more detailed information on particular products and sectors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2023 13:35:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah