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1611568

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Industry: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment in low carbon industries in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has seen nearly £200 billion of investment into low carbon sectors since 2010, 50% higher than the US as a share of GDP. We’re cementing our leadership in clean technologies through targeted investment, regulation, policy and market frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/04/2023 12:12:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1608035

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 167111 on Research and Development Tax Credit, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number and proportion of SMEs claiming R&D tax credits that have R&D expenditure of between 25 and 39 per cent of their total expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	174290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text For 2023/24, it is estimated that there will be around 7,000 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) claiming R&amp;D tax credits that will have an R&amp;D expenditure between 25 percent and 39 percent of their total expenditure. This is based on 2019-20 data projected forward in line with the Office for Budget Responsibilities economic forecasts, so is subject to the usual uncertainties surrounding forecast values.<p> </p><p> </p>To support those most impacted by the R&amp;D tax relief rate changes announced at Autumn Statement 2022, the additional tax relief for R&amp;D intensive SMEs announced at Spring Budget 2023 is targeted specifically at loss making R&amp;D intensive SMEs, who are most impacted by the changes. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2023 08:09:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1608036

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Research: Regional Planning and Development
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 the White Paper on Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, what progress her Department has made towards its target of spending at least 55 per cent of its domestic R&D funding outside the greater South East by 2024-25; and what estimate she has made of the proportion of that funding spent outside the greater South East since February 2022 as of 27 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	174291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing domestic public investment in R&amp;D by at least 40% by 2030, and by at least a third over the spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology (DSIT) is committed to increasing R&amp;D investment outside the Greater South East. In line with the commitments in the Science and Technology Framework, DSIT is also working with R&amp;D spending departments across Government to ensure investment decisions support delivery of the mission.</p><p> </p><p>Progress against the mission will be tracked by the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) data on publicly funded R&amp;D by region. DSIT and ONS continue to work with Government departments to collect and publish this data. Data for 2020/1 is scheduled for publication in April 2023. Data for the period February 2022 to March 2023 is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 174292 question first answered 03/04/2023 14:07:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1608038

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Research: Regional Planning and Development
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 the White Paper on Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, whether her Department is on target to increase domestic public spending on R&D outside the greater South East by at least (a) 40 per cent by 2030 and (b) one third over the spending review period; and what estimate her Department has made of the proportionate increase in that spending outside the greater South East since February 2022, as of March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	174292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing domestic public investment in R&amp;D by at least 40% by 2030, and by at least a third over the spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology (DSIT) is committed to increasing R&amp;D investment outside the Greater South East. In line with the commitments in the Science and Technology Framework, DSIT is also working with R&amp;D spending departments across Government to ensure investment decisions support delivery of the mission.</p><p> </p><p>Progress against the mission will be tracked by the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) data on publicly funded R&amp;D by region. DSIT and ONS continue to work with Government departments to collect and publish this data. Data for 2020/1 is scheduled for publication in April 2023. Data for the period February 2022 to March 2023 is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 174291 question first answered 03/04/2023 14:07:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1608039

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Research: Regional Planning and Development
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 the dataset entitled Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, by region, UK, published on 4 August 2021, what recent discussions her Department has had with the ONS on (a) the planned timescale for publication of the next release of that dataset and (b) the potential contribution of up-to-date data to help meet the 40 per cent minimum target for domestic public investment in research and development outside the Greater South East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	174293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>In order to enable measurement of the mission, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology contributes to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) work with Government departments to collect and publish data on publicly funded research and development (R&amp;D) by region. Data for 2020/1 is scheduled for publication in April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The release of the data on publicly funded R&amp;D expenditure by region for 2020/21 this April will build the evidence base for the Government’s Levelling Up mission to increase domestic public R&amp;D investment outside the Greater South-East by at least 40% by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/04/2023 15:04:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1608040

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	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 the Answer given on 10 March 2023 to Question 158906, on Technology: Finance, on what evidential basis he has estimated that the technology missions will attract £250 million of private investment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	174294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The technology missions are based on the lessons learned from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) which was successful in leveraging co-investment from the private sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 30/03/2023 15:26:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607150

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Horizon Europe
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 the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, for what reasons that document does not reference (a) association with Horizon Europe and (b) alternatives to Horizon Europe; and whether she plans to take steps to re-join the Horizon Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The International Technology Strategy sets out the UK’s approach for technology leadership on the global stage through strong partnerships. It defines the principles - open, responsible, secure, and resilient - that will guide our international engagement.</p><p> </p><p>Both the UK and the EU have been clear that we continue to be ready to work swiftly and constructively together on a range of issues including UK association and we are now taking forward discussions on UK association.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 30/03/2023 11:12:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607151

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, where the Technology Centre of Expertise will be based.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>A top priority of the International Technology Strategy is to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise, part of British Investment Partnerships, to support sustainable economic growth around the world. The Technology Centre of Expertise will be a digital platform hosted by the FCDO that will signpost our network and partners to repositories of knowledge, evidence and learning resources and provide access to digital and technology expertise from the UK Government, private sector, civil society and academia. Further details will be confirmed in due course as the business case for Technology Centre of Expertise is developed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:00:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607152

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on 22 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) cost of establishing and (b) annual running costs of the Technology Centre of Expertise.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has an opening budget of £1.8 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from existing allocations to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise. A business case is being developed to agree the future spend profile.</p><p>The International Technology Strategy commits us to delivering a prioritised set of technology-based partnerships with key partners around the world. We will take an effective, coordinated and strategic approach to the partnerships we invest in to deliver mutually beneficial objectives and to achieve the UK's technology ambitions and secure the UK's place as a science and technology superpower.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:04:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607179

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK Tech Envoys his Department currently has; and whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the number of Tech Envoys.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>It is a priority action of the UK's International Technology Strategy to create the world's most extensive and capable technology diplomacy network, increasing the number of Tech Envoys, increasing our tech expertise across our global network, and uplifting the capability of our diplomats through training, secondments and recruitment. We currently have one Envoy, Joe White, who is based in San Francisco and leads our work with the tech industry in Silicon Valley and we recently announced our intention to recruit a further Envoy in the Indo-Pacific.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 08:01:48 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah