Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74808

Universities: Research

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of university-based (a) research and (b) development activities on levels of UK (i) productivity and (ii) economic growth.

Answer

James Murray
Evidence shows that every £1 of public R&D investment leverages around £2 of business R&D investment [1] and generates approximately £7 of net economic benefits in the long term [2]. Universities play a central role in the UK’s R&D ecosystem, ...

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