Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will list companies that are prohibited from providing equipment for 5G networks.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
On 13 October 2022, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a Designation Notice to Huawei and a Designated Vendor Direction to 35 telecom providers. The Direction provides twelve specific restrictions/requirements on telecom providers’ use of Huawei equipment and services up to and including the removal of Huawei from 5G networks by the end of 2027.
This is the first time the Government has issued a direction and currently no other directions have been issued.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Integrated Review, published in March 2021, whether it remains the Government's policy to spend 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D by 2027.
Answered by George Freeman
In the 2017 Industrial Strategy, the Government committed to increasing UK economy-wide investment in Research and Development (R&D) to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. Last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated its R&D data methodology to better represent R&D performed in small businesses and higher education institutions throughout the UK. The updated figures suggest that the UK’s total investment in R&D reached 2.6-2.7% of GDP in 2019 and 2.9-3% in 2020, exceeding our “2.4% by 2027” target.
The Government is now taking time to consider a range of options.