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1623422

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Science and Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether money from the public purse spent on the proposed Pioneer prospectus would count towards the Government’s target of £20 billion of spending on research and development investment by 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government has recommitted to increasing public expenditure on R&amp;D to £20 billion per annum by 2024/2025 - a cash increase of approximately a third compared to 2021/22. This includes funding for the UK’s association to Horizon Europe if the UK can agree fair and appropriate terms with the EU, or its alternative, Pioneer, if the UK is unable to secure association.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/04/2023 14:26:18 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623423

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Science and 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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 181128 on Science and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the proportion of proposed Pioneer funding that would be spent on (a) set-up and (b) administration costs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 24<sup>th</sup> April 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-17/181128" target="_blank">181128</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/05/2023 14:12:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623427

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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: Expenditure
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 Table 1a of the Office for National Statistics dataset entitled Research and development expenditure by the UK government, published on 30 March 2023, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for the decrease in net expenditure on R&D by UKRI between 2020 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>UK Government investment in Research and Development is subject to changes between years that reflect the profile of long-term investments. The long-term trend is one of growing investment, with UKRI’s budget set to increase by 31% between Financial Year (FY) 2017/18 and 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>FY2020/21 saw significant one-off investments that did not continue to the same degree into FY2021/22. There was a one-time increase in infrastructure investment of £300 million via UKRI’s World Class Labs programme which concluded in 2021/22. FY2020/21 also saw a large increase in R&amp;D expenditure for emergency Covid research, including vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>Higher Education Funding Bodies are devolved for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Therefore, the Department cannot make an assessment of their expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 182286 question first answered 03/05/2023 14:13:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623429

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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: Higher Education
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 Table 1c of the Office for National Statistics dataset entitled Research and development expenditure by the UK government, published on 30 March 2023, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for the decrease in net expenditure on R&D by Higher Education Funding Bodies between 2020 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>UK Government investment in Research and Development is subject to changes between years that reflect the profile of long-term investments. The long-term trend is one of growing investment, with UKRI’s budget set to increase by 31% between Financial Year (FY) 2017/18 and 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>FY2020/21 saw significant one-off investments that did not continue to the same degree into FY2021/22. There was a one-time increase in infrastructure investment of £300 million via UKRI’s World Class Labs programme which concluded in 2021/22. FY2020/21 also saw a large increase in R&amp;D expenditure for emergency Covid research, including vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>Higher Education Funding Bodies are devolved for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Therefore, the Department cannot make an assessment of their expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 182285 question first answered 03/05/2023 14:13:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623432

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Staff
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 holds data on the (a) percentage and (b) total number of staff in the Department who have (i) a STEM degree or (ii) a STEM related employment history.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Employees of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology employees remain employed by their previous departments until the new department is established by a Transfer of Functions order.</p><p>The information requested is not held centrally by BEIS or DCMS and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 182289 question first answered 27/04/2023 14:26:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623435

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Staff
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 her Department's Expert Exchange secondment scheme, announced on 19 April 2023, how many staff employed in her Department as of 24 April 2023 are considered to be science, engineering or technology experts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/05/2023 14:13:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623436

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Staff
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 a target for the (a) number and (b) percentage of staff employed within the Department who are science, engineering or technology experts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Employees of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology employees remain employed by their previous departments until the new department is established by a Transfer of Functions order.</p><p>The information requested is not held centrally by BEIS or DCMS and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 182287 question first answered 27/04/2023 14:26:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1623437

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Innovation: Urban Areas
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 is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that cities and towns which do not have a research-intensive university (a) benefit economically from innovation and (b) create innovation-driven jobs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	182290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>In order to support places across the UK to fulfil their potential for innovation, the Government has pledged to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least 40% by 2030, and by at least a third over the spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) invests across the UK with £25.1 billion allocated for 2022-2025. Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme is an innovation cluster development programme with up to £7.5 million funding available for each Launchpad for business-led innovation projects, such as the pilot in Tees Valley. Additionally, UKRI's Strength in Places Fund provides opportunities for innovation across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/04/2023 14:26:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1612247

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a set a target on increasing the range of employers and industries offering Degree Apprenticeships in the (a) UK and (b) North East; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current range of apprenticeships available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	181538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Level 6 and 7 Degree level apprenticeships provide people with high quality training and are important in supporting productivity, social mobility and widening participation in higher education and employment.</p><p>The department wants to further accelerate the growth of higher and degree apprenticeships across all regions and encourage higher education (HE) providers to expand their existing offers, or develop new ones. The department is therefore providing an additional £40 million in Strategic Priorities Grant funding over the next two years, on top of the £8 million investment in the 2022/23 financial year. This funding will help to ensure people can access professions which have historically been reserved for those with a traditional degree.</p><p>The department continues to promote degree level apprenticeships to employers in all sectors and regions, and it is for individual employers to choose which apprenticeships they offer, and at what level, according to their needs.</p><p>The department is working hard to ensure that young people across the country get the right information to help them decide on the best route for their future. From autumn 2023, UCAS will expand their service so that young people can see more personalised options, including degree apprenticeships. From 2024, students will then be able to apply for apprenticeships alongside degrees, meaning young people can find the right option for them, all in one place.</p><p>There are now a wide range of degree level apprenticeships available for individuals and employers to choose from. The department’s reforms introduced industry-designed apprenticeship standards to ensure that apprenticeships deliver the skills that employers need. Employers have developed almost 160 standards at degree level, including Doctor, Construction Quantity Surveyor and Midwife. Where employers identify an occupation gap, they can work with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) to develop a new apprenticeship.</p><p>The department has seen a year-on-year growth of degree level apprenticeships, with almost 180,000 starts since their introduction in the 2014/15 academic year. Starts at Levels 6 and 7 now represent 16.2% of all starts (33,180) so far this year (August 2022 to January 2023), and volumes are up by 12% when compared to the same period in 2021/22 (29,580).</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/04/2023 14:38:01 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1612248

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Degree Apprenticeships were (a) advertised and (b) completed in the North East in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	181539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides details of degree level apprenticeship (Level 6 and 7) vacancies in the North East that were advertised on the Find an Apprenticeship (FAA) service on GOV.UK in each of the last five years.</p><p>The department encourages employers to advertise on FAA to maximise engagement with their vacancies and to ensure that they are accessible to all potential apprentices, but not all choose to use the service. Employers may choose to recruit apprentices through their own channels, for example their own websites, which we do not monitor. The figures below therefore do not represent the total number of degree level apprenticeship vacancies advertised.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Level 6 &amp; 7 Apprenticeship Vacancies in the North East advertised on Find An Apprenticeship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of degree level apprenticeships that have been achieved in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Level 6 &amp; 7 Apprenticeship achievements in the North East</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Between 2017/18 and 2021/22 there have been 7,780 degree-level apprenticeship starts in the North East region. Level 6 and 7 apprenticeship standards range from one to five years in duration and typically take three to four years to complete.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>The vacancy region is based on the postcode of the vacancy whereas the achievement/start region is based on apprentice’s home postcode.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/04/2023 14:11:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah