Re-introduced numerical reasoning tests within the Fast Stream selection process.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 17 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, published on 6 March 2023, what steps the Government plans to take to meet the target of increasing the proportion of STEM graduates in the Fast Stream to 50 per cent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Science and Technology Framework sets out 10 actions for the UK to become a science superpower. One action is to create an agile and responsive skills system, which delivers the skills needed in STEM and drives economic growth by 2030. The UK has a large, varied base of talent which responds to the needs of industry, academia and government, including in STEM.<\/p>
<\/p>
There are no plans for government to introduce diversity targets for the STEM workforce. Given its breadth, this is an issue for employers and representative bodies to consider as part of their action to increase diversity.<\/p>"}
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Strengthening clusters is a top priority for building our Innovation Nation. \u202fBy September, we will publish an interactive digital tool that will map these clusters, helping us attract investment and inform future policy, including measuring the success of policy interventions in growing these clusters.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are investing £100 million to pilot Innovation Accelerators in three city regions, helping them become major, globally competitive centres for research and innovation, and the government will evaluate the effectiveness of this approach to growing successful innovation clusters. The Investment Zones programme will also catalyse some of the highest potential knowledge-intensive growth clusters.<\/p>"}
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The Department regularly engages with industry regarding medicine pricing. Suppliers of branded medicines need to agree a maximum price with the Department before launching any product or line extension in the United Kingdom. On the very rare occasions where we identify that a supplier has exceeded their maximum allowed price, we work with the company to ensure that prices are restored and where necessary, any excess sales are recovered through standard operational processes.<\/p>
The Government relies on competition to drive down prices of generic medicines including most antibiotics. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the UK can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients. In secondary care, tendering for antibiotics on a frequent basis ensures best value and supply resilience is optimised.<\/p>
Where companies are found to be abusing their dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can take action against businesses and individuals engaged in anti-competitive conduct. Specifically with regard to antibiotics, the CMA is working to establish the facts of what is currently happening in the antibiotic market. They stand ready to take action if there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour that breaks the law.<\/p>"}
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The Government is making significant strides in growing public R&D funding which will rise to £20bn per annum by 24/25, up around a third on the level in 21/22.<\/p>
<\/p>
Domestic public investment in R&D outside the Greater South-East will increase by at least 40% by 2030, and over the spending review period by at least one third. That additional public funding aims to leverage at least twice as much private sector investment over the long term to stimulate innovation and productivity growth across the UK.<\/p>"}
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No assessment has been made. Since 2019, the Government has restricted the export and hoarding of some medicines already placed on the United Kingdom market where there is evidence of a critical shortage, or a risk of a critical shortage, which could adversely impact UK patients.<\/p>
For unbranded generic medicines the Department relies on competition to keep prices down. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the UK can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients. Branded medicines spend is controlled through the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018 and the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access.<\/p>
In the UK, anti-competitive behaviour, including hoarding, is a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Department asks the CMA to investigate where it has concerns about abuses of competition law for generic medicines and where companies are found by the CMA to be in breach of the legislation, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the National Health Service.<\/p>"}
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