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Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Monday, 8 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 June 2015. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Friday, 12 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Science: Young People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on initiatives to encourage young people to take up careers in STEM areas in each of the last five years.

Answer

The requested information is included in the table. This shows expenditure by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its partner bodies Research Councils UK (RCUK), the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Space Agency. The figures in the table include all of the UK Space Agency’s Education Programme and all of the RCUK Public Engagement with Research programme. Expenditure on general careers advice not targeted at STEM is not included.

F/Y

14/15

13/14

12/13

11/12

10/11

Total

£10,348,000

£8,233,000

£6,911,000

£9,442,000

£9,340,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1390
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Engineering Vocational guidance Young people Technology Science Mathematics
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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