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registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Space Technology: Investment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in the space industry in (a) the UK and (b) rural areas. more like this
tabling member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk more like this
tabling member printed
John Lamont more like this
uin 251334 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Britain has a vibrant commercial space sector and plays a leading role in international space science. Scotland has end-to-end capabilities from Satellite design and manufacture to the use of space data and services in day-to-day applications. Indeed:</p><ul><li>In 2015 &amp; 16, more satellites were manufactured in Glasgow than any other European city,</li><li>The number of space organisations in Scotland grew by 26% between 2014/15 &amp; 2016/17,</li><li>Scottish space organisations employ almost 1 in 5 of the UK space workforce.</li></ul><p><br> We want to ensure that our space industry, one of the fastest-growing industries in the UK economy, covers the whole of the UK. In July 2018, we announced £31.5 million in grant funding to support development of a new vertical spaceport in Sutherland, providing a much-needed boost to rural Scotland.</p><p>We are equipping the UK with the Space facilities we will need in the future. The National Satellite Test Facility now being built in Harwell with £99m of investment from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will provide crucial new test facilities for an expanding space manufacturing sector.</p><p>The UK Space Agency also co-invests with the Satellite Applications Catapult in a network of five regional Centres of Excellence in Satellite Applications across the UK, including the Scottish Centre of Excellence hosted by the University of Strathclyde. The Centres raise awareness of opportunities in the space sector, publicise funding calls and broker collaborative partnership, including with local universities.</p>
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-15T12:45:14.247Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-15T12:45:14.247Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4608
label Biography information for John Lamont more like this
1125041
registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Electrical Engineering: Research more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to research and development in the field of power electronics throughout the UK in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Argyll and Bute more like this
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Brendan O'Hara more like this
uin 251389 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Our ambition is to raise total R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, the biggest ever increase, and 3% in the longer-term.   Research and development into power electronics is funded by UK Research and Innovation primarily through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK. These councils have currently allocated £36.1m to active grants in power electronics. Of this, £35.2m is allocated to establishments in England; £0.6m in Scotland and; £0.3m in Wales. This includes grant funding to individual projects, a recently funded future electrical machines manufacturing hub at the University of Sheffield and a Centre for Doctoral Training in power electronics for sustainable propulsion at Newcastle University. The Centre will support the best and brightest PhD students from across the UK.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
grouped question UIN 251390 more like this
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less than 2019-05-15T12:45:22.967Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-15T12:45:22.967Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4371
label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara more like this
1125042
registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Electrical Engineering: Research more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to power electronics research and development at establishments in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member constituency Argyll and Bute more like this
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Brendan O'Hara more like this
uin 251390 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Our ambition is to raise total R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, the biggest ever increase, and 3% in the longer-term.   Research and development into power electronics is funded by UK Research and Innovation primarily through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK. These councils have currently allocated £36.1m to active grants in power electronics. Of this, £35.2m is allocated to establishments in England; £0.6m in Scotland and; £0.3m in Wales. This includes grant funding to individual projects, a recently funded future electrical machines manufacturing hub at the University of Sheffield and a Centre for Doctoral Training in power electronics for sustainable propulsion at Newcastle University. The Centre will support the best and brightest PhD students from across the UK.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
grouped question UIN 251389 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-15T12:45:23.017Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-15T12:45:23.017Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4371
label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara more like this
1125157
registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Bullying more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 251308 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created in July 2016. Bullying or harassment is not tolerated at BEIS. BEIS is taking active steps where needed to address any issues, and is one of the best performing departments in government with regards to creating an inclusive culture, as highlighted by the cross-civil service people survey results.</p><p>Below are the figures for the number of bullying and/or harassment cases recorded against members of BEIS staff where advice and guidance was sought from our HR Casework Services team. We do not hold information centrally on whether the staff against whom the allegations were made were managers at the time of the case being raised.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016 – December 2016</p></td><td><p>1 (0.03% of BEIS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 – December 2017</p></td><td><p>5 (0.13% of BEIS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018 – December 2018</p></td><td><p>11 (0.28% of BEIS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019 – end April 2019</p></td><td><p>4 (0.10% of BEIS)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-15T14:02:35.563Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-15T14:02:35.563Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this