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Written question asked by Julian Knight (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2016. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Cars: Technology

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government has invested into research and development of future car technologies in each of the last three years.

Answer

The Government is fully committed to the continuing success of the automotive sector and supports the development of future car technologies through a variety of mechanisms depending on the technology and stage of development. The most significant sources of funding are set out in the following table:

13/14

14/15

15/16

BIS (incl. Innovate UK & Advanced Propulsion Centre)

10

40.5

27.7

Office for Low Emission Vehicles

17.5

8.9

10.5

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (BIS, DfT & HMT)

15.75

23.75

Total (£M)

27.5

65.15

61.95

In addition the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has invested £127M in research relevant to the automotive sector since FY 13/14.

In the last Spending Review my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed Government funding for the Advanced Propulsion Centre out to 2023 and announced additional support for automotive R&D of £225m from 2023 to 2026.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
29466
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Cars Expenditure Technology Research
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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