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Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2022 (named day). It was answered by George Freeman (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Science: Investment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the (a) Office for National Statistics and (b) Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on gathering data to measure levelling up of science investment.

Answer

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy officials are working closely with the Office for National Statistics, the Government Office for Science and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to improve the granularity of R&D data, in particular to publish data for the first time in early 2023 on the location of performed R&D funded by the government, in support of the Levelling Up White Paper R&D mission.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
97529
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Investment Regional planning and development Science
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk