Question follow-through · 17526

Research: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to measure the private sector investment in the research and development economy by (a) sector, (b) cluster and (c) departmental spend.

answeredGeorge FreemanDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 3 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 5 Dec 2024
Answer: 11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to measure the private sector investment in the research and development economy by (a) sector, (b) cluster and (c) departmental spend.
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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11 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Office for National Statistics routinely publishes official statistics on Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD), Business Expenditure on R&D (BERD), and Research and development expenditure by the UK government. These publications include various le...

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