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Reaching the 2.4% ambition will require concerted effort both for government and for business. Since 2010, businesses and overseas investors have been responsible for an average of two thirds of gross investment in R&D. The Department is working with UKRI and other key partners to stimulate private investment in R&D, harness the latest trends in innovation and make the UK a great place to grow an innovative business.<\/p>
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There is no definitive source for the number of households that are not connected to the gas supply network; BEIS estimates these figures by subtracting the number of domestic gas meters from the estimated number of households.<\/p>
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The table below shows the latest estimates of households not connected to the gas network by country of the UK. These estimates are also published down to GB local authority level within BEIS\u2019 \u2018Sub-national estimates of households not connected to the gas network\u2019 dataset, most recently published in 2018.<\/p>
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Nation<\/p><\/td> | Number of households1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Estimated number of households not connected to the gas network1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> %<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 23,229,000<\/p><\/td> 3,024,000<\/p><\/td> 13%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 2,452,000<\/p><\/td> 495,000<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 1,342,000<\/p><\/td> 225,000<\/p><\/td> 17%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland<\/p><\/td> 730,0002<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 497,0003<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 68%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 27,753,000<\/p><\/td> 4,241,000<\/p><\/td> 15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: (1) Sub-national estimates of households not connected to the gas network, BEIS, updated 2018, except for NI see footnote 3; (2) Live tables on household projections, United Kingdom, 1961-2039, MHCLG 2016 estimate; (3) Transparency Reports 2017, NI Utility Regulator<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142467/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The UK Chief Medical Officers\u2019 published guidelines in 2011 which recommended that children and young people aged 5-18 should do a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per day.<\/p> <\/p> It is up to schools to decide what opportunities to offer to pupils to be active, including through a diverse and challenging physical exercise (PE) curriculum that suits the needs of all their pupils. Under the Childhood Obesity Plan the government set an expectation that at least 30 minutes should be delivered in school every day through active break times, PE, extra-curricular clubs, active lessons, or other sport and physical activity events.<\/p> <\/p> |