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1702098

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date	18/04/2024
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	Orwell Bridge: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will instruct the Meteorological Office to publish the (a) actual and (b) forecast data on wind in relation to Orwell Bridge in Suffolk every day.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Met Office provides public site-specific weather forecasts for numerous locations in the UK, which are available on the Met Office website and app. The nearest site-specific forecast is for Suffolk Ski Centre, which is adjacent to Orwell Bridge. The Met Office has a network of weather observing stations around the UK and the latest observations are available on the Met Office website. The Met Office does not have a weather observing station at Orwell Bridge. The nearest is at Wattisham. The Met Office provides a commercial forecasting service to national highways to aid decision making on speed limits and closure of Orwell Bridge due to high winds, to help keep bridge users safe.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/04/2024 14:29:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1701907

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to to help improve the performance of public sector research establishments.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	22307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Public sector research establishments are diverse organisations that deliver science and research for public good, often playing a vital role in critical infrastructure and public safety. The Government’s response, published in November 2023, to the Independent Review of the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape sets out ambitious commitments to support PSREs to maximise their capabilities and performance. Commitments include raising awareness of PSREs, reducing barriers for collaborative working across PSREs and understanding challenges within recruitment and retention for PSREs. This work is underway, and progress will be reported through the Science and Technology Framework implementation plans.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/04/2024 09:14:01 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1701908

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps steps her Department is taking to help incentive overseas investment in research and development businesses based in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	22308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is a highly attractive destination for inward investment in R&amp;D with a world-class research and skills base. Foreign direct investors have invested over £2 trillion in the UK, the UK’s FDI stock has more than doubled over the last 10 years showing the confidence multinationals have in the UK as place to do business (ONS).</p><p> </p><p>Through the Science and Technology framework my department is working to improve all aspects of the R&amp;D ecosystem in the UK to support both domestic and international businesses to invest in R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/04/2024 09:23:54 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1701916

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to respond to the recommendations of the independent report entitled Reforming the DSIT business case process, published by her Department on 9 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	22348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes David Willetts’ report and is considering the recommendations, including options for implementation. We are planning to publish a response before the end of April.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/04/2024 09:47:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1700101

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Suffolk Coastal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of funding provided by her Department to projects in Suffolk Coastal constituency in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	21020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation spend in Suffolk in financial year 2020-21 (the latest available data) was £1.71 million, of which £1.6 million was from Innovate UK (IUK).</p><p> </p><p>In December 2023, in collaboration with New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, IUK launched the <a href="https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FINAL_New-Anglia-Action-Plan.pdf" target="_blank">New Anglia Local Action Plan</a> to give Norfolk and Suffolk innovators and entrepreneurs improved access to expertise, tools and support to help them grow. For example, Haverhill-based Keronite has used an IUK grant to develop a highly efficient, low-impact solution to water treatment.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/04/2024 10:14:47 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey