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1416121

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 35 of the Centre for Business Research’s May 2021 Report on R&D tax credits, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of that report's (a) conclusion that there is no justification for an R&D subsidy and (b) other policy recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	110351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Innovation and technological progress are central to driving long-term growth and improving living standards. Evidence shows that countries with higher Research and Development (R&amp;D) activity tend to have higher productivity. The latest evaluations published by HMRC show that while the R&amp;D expenditure credit scheme for large companies generates £2.40-£2.70 of additional R&amp;D expenditure for each £1 of tax relief claimed, the small and medium enterprise scheme generates £0.60-£1.28 for each £1 of tax relief claimed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider other areas for reform as part of the ongoing review, in addition to the announcements set out at Autumn Budget 2021. In considering other reforms, the Government’s objectives remain to ensure that the UK remains a competitive location for cutting edge research, that the reliefs continue to be fit for purpose, and that taxpayer money is effectively targeted.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 110355 question first answered 01/02/2022 15:35:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1416129

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to exhibition 1 on page 12 of the Centre for Business Research’s May 2021 Report on R&D tax credits, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the decrease in self-funded levels of R&D spending since 1999.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	110355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Innovation and technological progress are central to driving long-term growth and improving living standards. Evidence shows that countries with higher Research and Development (R&amp;D) activity tend to have higher productivity. The latest evaluations published by HMRC show that while the R&amp;D expenditure credit scheme for large companies generates £2.40-£2.70 of additional R&amp;D expenditure for each £1 of tax relief claimed, the small and medium enterprise scheme generates £0.60-£1.28 for each £1 of tax relief claimed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider other areas for reform as part of the ongoing review, in addition to the announcements set out at Autumn Budget 2021. In considering other reforms, the Government’s objectives remain to ensure that the UK remains a competitive location for cutting edge research, that the reliefs continue to be fit for purpose, and that taxpayer money is effectively targeted.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 110351 question first answered 01/02/2022 15:35:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1403066

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to increase the value of the Strategic Priorities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>​The Strategic Priorities Grant is funding supplied by the government on an annual basis to support higher education providers’ ongoing teaching and other related activities. In the 2021/22 financial year the Strategic Priorities Grant was worth £1.4 billion and we asked the Office for Students (OfS), which administers the grant, to prioritise funding towards high-cost, high-value subjects that support the NHS and wider healthcare policy, high-cost science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and/or specific labour market needs. As a result, the total funding for high-cost subjects, such as medicine, engineering and other high-cost subjects, is 12% (£81 million) higher in 2021/22 compared to 2020/21. We also increased funding for specialist providers by £10 million.</p><p>The department is working to finalise funding for the Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2022/23 financial year and we will issue guidance to the OfS in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/01/2022 16:16:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1402810

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much money was (a) allocated from the European Regional Development Fund and (b) spent on research and innovation in each region from 2014 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	103546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The value of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) in the England ERDF programme is €3,649,257,601. The sterling value of the programme will fluctuate depending on the exchange rate but contracts are made in sterling</p><p><br> The programme has funding ring-fenced for Promoting Research and Innovation. The table sets out the amount contracted in each administrative region and has been paid as of November 2021</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ERDF Paid</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ERDF Contracted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GSE</p></td><td><p>£27,227,049</p></td><td><p>£49,756,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£13,688,450</p></td><td><p>£29,611,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>£80,981,304</p></td><td><p>£147,811,043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEYH</p></td><td><p>£79,845,708</p></td><td><p>£137,263,251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NW</p></td><td><p>£103,279,677</p></td><td><p>£173,453,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SW</p></td><td><p>£72,635,554</p></td><td><p>£119,690,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£377,657,741</p></td><td><p>£657,586,509</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> The programme rules allow for spending to continue to the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/01/2022 17:34:25 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1401660

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of UK Research and Development grants to UK industry in (1) 2010, (2) 2015, and (3) 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL5248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes estimates of flow of research and development (R&amp;D) funds from government to other sectors. Table 9 of its annual publication on research and development (R&amp;D) expenditure by the UK government shows that the aggregate destination of gross R&amp;D expenditure (broader than grants) includes the following figures for private industry and public corporations:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence</p></td><td><p>1,359</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td><td><p>893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross Total</p></td><td><p>1,935</p></td><td><p>2,181</p></td><td><p>2,042</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: Research and Development Expenditure by the UK Government: 2019</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The ONS also publishes figures for UK Business Enterprise R&amp;D. Table 3 on sources of funds gives the following figures for businesses reporting funding from the UK Government:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Government</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>1,817</p></td><td><p>1,829</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: Business Enterprise Research and Development, UK: 2020</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Government support for business R&amp;D also includes R&amp;D tax credit schemes. HM Revenue and Customs publishes R&amp;D Tax Credits Statistics and Table 2 gives the cost of support claimed for the R&amp;D tax credit for all schemes by financial year on an accounting period basis:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20 (provisional)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claims</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td><td><p>3,975</p></td><td><p>7,445</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics: September 2021</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/01/2022 16:56:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1399787

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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: Finance
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 proportion of research and development spending in his Department was channelled through UKRI or the research councils formerly organised under Research Councils UK in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	98274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Science and research allocations for 2010/2011 were published in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fallocation-of-science-and-research-funding-2011-12-to-2014-15&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSRIHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C776c3d9d890941d65aa708d9d1109872%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637770691464361014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=BiKuI3DlRccyO8A%2F54CFtb4wgT8a0d2gh7DlVk9bmcg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Allocation of Science and Research Funding 2011/12 to 2014/15</a>. Allocations for 2021 were published in May 2021 in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbeis-research-and-development-rd-budget-allocations-2021-to-2022%2Fbeis-research-and-development-rd-budget-allocations-2021-to-2022&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSRIHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C776c3d9d890941d65aa708d9d1109872%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637770691464361014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=PnZ%2BdlnRaEBwWWJOJILu%2FVdK3IjM6Ap7UAZhEVMr8BY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">BEIS research and development budget allocations 2021 to 2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/01/2022 12:16:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1399453

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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: Finance
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 Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, paragraph 2.38, how much money the Government has allocated to support its response to the Nurse review of research councils; and which budget that money will come from.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	96874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 represents a record investment in UK R&amp;D – providing £20 billion per annum by 2024-25. This will support a wide range of initiatives to cement the UK as a global science and technology superpower. Following the Spending Review, BEIS is currently working to set detailed R&amp;D budgets to 2024/25. Further details of how this funding will be allocated will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 13/01/2022 17:31:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1388800

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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: Finance
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 recent discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the replacement funding for the R&D funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	94375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a domestic successor to the EU Structural Fund programme, worth over £2.6 billion. The UKSPF will help people access opportunity in places in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people in disadvantaged groups across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government values the insights of stakeholders from different sectors and areas across the UK, which supports the development and delivery of the fund. Since the publication of the UKSPF Heads of Terms at Spending Review 2020, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) officials have engaged widely on the UKSPF and DLUHC will continue to engage stakeholders as the fund is developed.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government’s Innovation Strategy, published in July, outlines our emerging thinking on how to ensure that research and innovation benefits the economy and society across the UK as part of Government’s objectives to level up the UK economy. The 2021 Spending Review sees record levels of investment in the UK’s world-leading research base. Government investment in research and development (R&amp;D) will increase by £5 billion to £20 billion p.a. by 2024-25. This will not only allow the UK to build on our core strengths, but will also provide opportunities to grow research and innovation across the entire country.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper will also play a critical role in setting out how R&amp;D together with skills, infrastructure, business support and regeneration can improve living standards, grow the private sector, and increase and spread opportunity across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/01/2022 17:07:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378798

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	904257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1367065

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the UKRI Board on research funding allocations.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	71404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Office for Life Sciences on the outcome of the Spending Review for health and care research. The Department and UK Research and Innovation Research Councils will continue to collaborate on a range of ongoing research programmes in future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/11/2021 13:39:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes