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<br /> <br /><p>All Government Departments have a role in helping to raise productivity
and foster a dynamic economy. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
holds many of the key productivity levers, including skills, innovation, competition
and regulation. The bulk of BIS spending therefore supports the Productivity Plan.
The table displays total BIS Departmental Expenditure Limits up to 2019/20, as set
out in the Spending Review. Specifically with regard to research, the Government has
committed to protect the science resource and capital budget in real terms during
this Parliament.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
DEL (£bn)</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a
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