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227249

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/03/2015 16:01:12 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227256

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the proportion of advice provided to businesses under the Growth Vouchers scheme to date that has been provided directly by his Department and its agencies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the advice delivered under the Growth Voucher programme is provided by suppliers in the private sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 18/03/2015 17:10:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227258

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Complete information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 20/03/2015 14:02:43 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227264

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by HM Treasury on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227273

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government has put in place greater scrutiny and challenge of newly commissioned research programmes to deliver better value for money; we have intentionally sought to cut wasteful spending and unnecessary programmes.</p><p>Indeed, the last Administration spent £25.6 million on research projects that were commissioned but not published before May 2010, and many of those projects did not represent value for money for taxpayers – as evident by the fact that many were unpublished for years.</p><p>The table below shows expenditure by my Department on research and development:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year </em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Amount </em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>£29,735,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 -2011</p></td><td><p>£20,979,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>£8,478,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>£6,502,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£7,287,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-March 2015</p></td><td><p>£6,287,749</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(Figures prepared on an accruals basis) </em></p><p> </p><p>Figures on the total spending of the Department can be found in our published accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The DCLG Group (i.e. the Department and its agencies) is making a real terms reduction in its annual running costs by around 40% over the period 2010-11 to 2014-15. This equates to net savings of over £640 million over this spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>It has not been possible to collate detailed figures from our Arms Length Bodies in the time before prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 26/03/2015 12:10:22 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227276

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 430W, on broadband, in which enterprise zones superfast broadband is currently (a) available throughout and (b) partially available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Superfast broadband is available throughout the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Harlow Essex</p><p>Anglia</p><p>Lancashire</p><p>Hereford</p><p>Kent</p><p>Daresbury</p><p>Alconbury</p><p>Solent</p><p>MIRA Leicestershire</p><p>Cornwall</p><p>Mersey/Liverpool Waters</p><p>North East</p><p><br><br></p><p>Superfast broadband is partially available in the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Humber</p><p>Oxford</p><p>Nottingham</p><p>Sheffield</p><p>Northampton</p><p>Tees Valley</p><p><br><br></p><p>In the following Enterprise Zones, which all have partial coverage of superfast broadband, SMEs on some or all sites are also eligible to apply to the BDUK Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme to improve their broadband connectivity:</p><p><br><br></p><p>London</p><p>Leeds</p><p>Manchester</p><p>Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>Black Country</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/03/2015 13:21:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227277

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 19/03/2015 10:40:17 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227278

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes annual outturn figures for research and development expenditure. The most recent publication, which includes expenditure figures to 2012 (financial year (FY) 2012-13) was published on 11 July 2014. Specific figures for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), at current prices, are available in Table 3 in the document at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/rdit1/science--engineering-and-technology-statistics/2012/stb-set-2012.html#tab-Key-Points</p><p> </p><p>Since (FY) 2010-11, the Department’s expenditure on research and development (R&amp;D), at current prices, and as a proportion of total Departmental spend is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure (net) by financial year at Current prices</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total MOD Research and Development (£ million)</p></td><td><p>R&amp;D as a percentage of Total Departmental Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,306</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:14:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 52150 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227279

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Small Business Research Initiative: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what technologies are being developed with support from his Department's Small Business Research Initiative programme; and what assessment he has made of the future potential uses of those technologies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) uses the Small Business Research Initiative, in conjunction with its own methods, to access innovation from a broad technology supply base. Most of the MOD's Small Business Research Initiative efforts have been with the MOD's Centre of Defence Enterprise as part of the continuing investigation of a full range of technologies relevant to defence.</p><p>Since 2008, the Centre of Defence Enterprise has funded over 900 projects covering diverse technologies from cyber to clothing. Over 70% of these have been in conjunction with the Small Business Research Initiative. A full list of all contracts from the Centre of Defence Enterprise since April 2012 is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cde-funded-contracts</p><p>Technologies explored through this route are assessed and evaluated by the MOD's Science and Technology Programme or through development of specific equipment projects.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:15:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 52149 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227285

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount her Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The total amount the Department for Education and its agencies has spent on formal research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total Departmental spending, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Research Spend Actual (£M)</p></td><td><p>Research expenditure as a proportion of total Departmental expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0.046%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0.023%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.027%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.026%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2010-2013 data is available from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-352137" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-352137</a>. The figures we have supplied for research spend for the financial year 2013/14 have already been supplied to the ONS as part of the 2014 Government Research and Development Survey. This survey has yet to be published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 20/03/2015 13:46:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna