Commitment Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Grant Offered (Commitment)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> £3,530,324<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> £1,944,112<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> £3,676,222<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> £5,225,330<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> £822,952<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Note: as this is committed funding the 2018/19 figures do not include where an offer letter has been sent but no agreement has yet been reached. As such this will not reflect the full amount of funding committed in that year.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Funding for research into optoelectronics is also provided by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to the optoelectronics industry in the UK in each year for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which EU Member States have adopted targets for zero net emissions by (a) 2050, (b) 2040, (c) another date and (d) a date not yet specified.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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