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1604378

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date	15/03/2023
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 and Technology: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 10 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, what steps she plans to take to support funders to experiment with new approaches; and whether she plans to introduce those new approaches for government funded research and development programmes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy in Spring 2023. The review recommended that funders should seek to reduce bureaucratic burdens and improve application processes, including through experimenting with new funding approaches. The Government response will set out further detail on this.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is implementing a new funding service based on a flexible digital platform which will enable the ability to trial future funding approaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/03/2023 15:02:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604626

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget, HC 1183, how much funding has been allocated for participation in Horizon Europe in the next three years; and whether the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will be responsible for this funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Following the recent Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has responsibility for the funding set aside at Spending Review 2021 for association to Horizon Europe, subject to clarity on UK association to EU programmes on fair and reasonable terms.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/03/2023 14:42:17 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604627

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Quantum Technology: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.95 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, if he will publish the financing plans for the £2.5 billion investment in Quantum technologies, broken down by financial year and Government Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has published the National Quantum Strategy. This strategy sets out the ten-year vision for the UK to be a world leading quantum-enabled economy, building on our scientific excellence to create a thriving quantum sector. The strategy commits to establishing a new and ambitious ten-year research and innovation programme, running from 2024 to 2034 and supported by £2.5 billion in funding.</p><p> </p><p>This investment demonstrates a long-term commitment to the sector. Decisions on the specific allocations of this funding will be taken in due course, in accordance with usual government spending processes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/03/2023 12:17:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604628

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	ICT: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.92 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, from which Department's budget will the £900 million allocated for the exascale supercomputer come from; and if he will publish a timeframe for this expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government will invest, subject to business case approval, in the region of £900 million to build an exascale supercomputer and to establish a new AI Research Resource, with initial investments starting this year. This will provide significant compute capacity to our AI community and provide scientists with access to cutting-edge computing power.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on this expenditure and its timeframe will be provided in due course once the Government’s usual business case processes for determining new programme spend conclude.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/03/2023 12:16:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604629

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget, HC 1183, point 4.51, what analysis was undertaken by his Department when determining the qualifying criteria for the additional tax relief for small and medium sized enterprises; on what evidential basis this is estimated to cost (a) £40 million in 2023-24 and (b) £285 million in 2024-25; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of this policy on capital investment for small and medium sized enterprises that fall beneath the 40 per cent threshold.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of R&amp;D intensive SMEs to the UK’s wider innovation ecosystem, and at Autumn Statement 2022 committed to working with industry ahead of Budget to understand whether further support is necessary for R&amp;D intensive SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>It is the most R&amp;D intensive loss-making companies that are most affected by the AS22 rate changes, and which the additional tax relief is seeking to target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has estimated around 20,000 SMEs will benefit from this scheme per year. This estimate and the estimated cost of the measure are based on HMRC administrative data. The costing has been independently certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility and the process to calculate the costing can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142824/Costing_Document_-_Spring_Budget_2023.pdf" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/Government /uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142824/Costing_Document_-_Spring_Budget_2023.pdf</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Further detail on the economic impact of the scheme will be published in the tax information and impact note ahead of being legislated for in an upcoming Finance Bill, in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep the scheme design under review to ensure it is effective and delivering value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 166216 question first answered 20/03/2023 16:56:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604630

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.88 of the Spring Budget, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what proportion of the funding for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage will be classified as research and development.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The funding announced in the budget is targeted towards supporting early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage. Although some of this may be classified as research and development funding, the Government is not earmarking funding for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/03/2023 16:09:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604631

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Financial Statement of 15 March, what the evidential basis is for Research and Development tax credit changes helping 20,000 cutting-edge companies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of R&amp;D intensive SMEs to the UK’s wider innovation ecosystem, and at Autumn Statement 2022 committed to working with industry ahead of Budget to understand whether further support is necessary for R&amp;D intensive SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>It is the most R&amp;D intensive loss-making companies that are most affected by the AS22 rate changes, and which the additional tax relief is seeking to target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has estimated around 20,000 SMEs will benefit from this scheme per year. This estimate and the estimated cost of the measure are based on HMRC administrative data. The costing has been independently certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility and the process to calculate the costing can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142824/Costing_Document_-_Spring_Budget_2023.pdf" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/Government /uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142824/Costing_Document_-_Spring_Budget_2023.pdf</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Further detail on the economic impact of the scheme will be published in the tax information and impact note ahead of being legislated for in an upcoming Finance Bill, in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep the scheme design under review to ensure it is effective and delivering value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 166214 question first answered 20/03/2023 16:56:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604633

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what parts of the science spending announced in his Financial Statement and Budget Report will be disbursed by (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) other bodies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget, my Rt. Hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced several new commitments to support the Science Superpower agenda that will be delivered via a range of funding mechanisms. These include a £900m investment in an Exascale supercomputer and AI Research resource to enhance the UK’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, a £2.5bn investment over the next 10 years to grow our Quantum sector, meeting the commitment in the Quantum Strategy with funding going towards quantum research and innovation programmes, and an AI prize which will award £1m every year for the next 10 years to researchers that drive progress in critical areas of AI.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/03/2023 15:02:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah