Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 43862

Research: Finance

Tabled: 3 April 2025

Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional distribution of research and development funding.

Answer

Feryal Clark

DSIT's R&D budget is rising to £13.9bn for the 2025/26 financial year, a real terms increase of 8.5% compared to 2024/25. This will include investments in our R&D system in every region of the UK.There will be a lag in the data showing the exact r...

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