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1665093

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the methodologies of data collection used by the Office for National Statistics for its Business enterprise research and development, UK release; and whether that Office is taking steps to provide greater granularity in its next such release.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology continues to engage with the Office for National Statistics(ONS) on the development of the business enterprise research and development statistics, as they update and improve their data collection methodologies. The Office for National Statistics is an independent body, and this update is part of a wider programme of work to improve economic statistics and data capture.</p><p>In 2023 the Office for National Statistics increased the number of businesses sampled 10-fold, increasing from around 4,000 to around 40,000. This should increase the level of confidence around the granular breakdowns of business enterprise expenditure on research and development and enable the ONS to consider re-instating the level of granularity published in the next release.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 08:47:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665094

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Office for National Statistics’ aggregation of pharmaceutical and chemical sector research and development expenditure in its Business, enterprise research and development, UK statistical release on the usefulness of that data for understanding the science investment landscape.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is an independent body. The recent release of the business enterprise research and development (BERD) statistics was part of an ongoing initiative to enhance economic statistics and data collection, which is still underway. This publication provided the most reliable assessment of R&amp;D spending at the UK level, verified against available data. Given the importance of accurate disaggregated figures, the Government will continue to liaise with ONS as they compile BERD statistics in future releases, including more detailed information on particular products and sectors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2023 13:35:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665095

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Research
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 has made an assessment of the adequacy of the granularity of data provided by the Office for National Statistics’ Business enterprise research and development, UK release.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is an independent body. Its most recent release on business enterprise research and development (BERD) was part of an on-going programme of work to improve economic statistics and data capture. The ONS figures provided the best estimate of R&amp;D expenditure at the total UK level which had been validated against other available data. However, there was less data for validation and increased uncertainty in the estimates below the total BERD figures. The Government looks forward to further improvements from the ONS in how the statistics are compiled in future releases, including granular data on products and sectors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2023 13:38:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665096

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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, what steps she is taking to help ensure UK applicants are eligible for the November 2023 Horizon Europe call relating to the Copernicus Security Service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>We are confident that we will be able to use the Horizon Europe programme to collaborate on areas of shared interest. The UK-EU joint statement of 7 September 2023 includes the EU’s commitment to assess UK participants’ access to strategic parts of the Horizon Europe programme on equal terms with other associated countries. Since the negotiated outcome, my officials have prioritised engagement with the EU at a technical level on the nature of our access to these areas, including space. Existing provisions in the TCA provide additional safeguards to ensure that if the UK is excluded from parts of Horizon Europe, it will not have to pay contributions for that part of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 11:32:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665097

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	UK Research and Innovation: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funds UK Research and Innovation committed to (a) researchers under the Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme and (b) other Horizon Europe aspects of the UK research system in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24; whether her Department provided financial support to UK Research and Innovation for such funds in each such year; and whether there have been changes to the budget of UK Research and Innovation since the publication of its Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The government’s priority is to ensure the UK’s R&amp;D sector gets the right support to allow them to continue their ground-breaking research and international collaboration. UKRI has to date issued grant offer letters totalling approximately £1.36bn through the Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme with further funds to be committed throughout 2023-24. UKRI has delivered further support across the Horizon programme, including elements of targeted investments to support UK research, as announced by the Government in November 2022, - with spend underpinned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. UKRI’s budget remains as published in our Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 11:35:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665098

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Companies: 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, how many UK companies are participating in how many projects in the Horizon Europe programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>On 7th September the Prime Minister announced a new UK- EU agreement on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe from 2024. This means UK businesses and researchers can participate confidently in the world’s largest programme of research cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, support for businesses and researchers continues to be available via the Horizon Europe guarantee which covers all remaining Horizon grant calls up to and including work programme 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 September 2023, the Guarantee has issued 2,654 Grants worth £1.395 billion. Further detail on UK participation can be found at UKRI’s Gateway to research website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 11:38:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665099

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Companies: 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, what information her Department holds on the budget allocated to UK firms participating in Horizon Europe.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 7th September the Prime Minister announced a new UK- EU agreement on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe from 2024. This means UK businesses and researchers can participate confidently in the world’s largest programme of research cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, support for businesses and researchers continues to be available via the Horizon Europe guarantee which covers all remaining Horizon grant calls up to and including work programme 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 September 2023, the Guarantee has issued 2,654 Grants worth £1.395 billion. Further detail on UK participation can be found at UKRI’s Gateway to research website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2023 13:40:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1665101

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	National Space Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times the National Space Council met before it was disbanded; and how many times it has met since it was re-established.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The National Space Council was first formed as a Cabinet Committee in June 2020 to oversee Government policy on Space. Since 2023, it has operated as an inter-ministerial group, tasked with considering all issues relating to prosperity, diplomacy and national security in, through and from Space, as part of coordinating overall Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly and we therefore will not comment on the National Space Council prior to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We can confirm that the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council as an inter-ministerial group took place on 19 July 2023. Further meetings are planned for 2023 and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 08:50:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1663192

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	OneWeb: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to Oneweb; and how that funding has been used.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	201046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is the lead department for OneWeb and its associated policy and is responding in place of the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government made an equity investment of $500 million in OneWeb in 2020, securing a strategic investment stake and preferential UK rights to OneWeb manufacturing and supply chains on a commercial basis. This was drawn down over the period July 2020 to August 2023 to meet company cash requirements ahead of OneWeb’s merger with Eutelsat. These funds supported the successful delivery of OneWeb’s first-generation constellation – completed earlier this year – and establishing provision of associated services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 16:36:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1663193

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Eutelsat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what information her Department holds on the number of shares in Eutelsat that are owned by the Chinese government.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	201047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is the lead department for OneWeb and its associated policy and is responding in place of the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>According to last available data from June 2023, the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC) held 7,561,000 shares, equivalent to c. 1.6% of Eutelsat Group’s total shares. Eutelsat Group is a publicly traded company and the number of shares held by CIC may have changed since June. The CIC has never been represented on its Board nor has it had access to any privileged information on Eutelsat or OneWeb’s operations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 11:40:18 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen