Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 12053

Research: Finance

Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the evidential basis is for the calculation that the increase in his Department’s R&D budget to £13.9 billion is a rise by 8.5% in real terms.

Answer

Feryal Clark
DSIT’s capital budget in 2024/25 was £13.3bn, with £12.5bn allocated for investment in R&D. As outlined in the Autumn Budget 2024, DSIT’s R&D allocation has risen to £13.9bn in 2025/26, a £1.4bn cash-terms uplift.Using the latest OBR GDP deflator ...

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