Science: Japan

(asked on 14th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the press release published 14 December 2022 on global science partnership with Japan, whether that announcement is part of the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission.


Answered by
George Freeman Portrait
George Freeman
This question was answered on 21st December 2022

The press release announced the launch of the first phase of the new International Science Partnership Fund (ISPF), underpinned by £119m of funding. This is non-ODA funding for R&D-eligible activity, supporting our ambition to spend £20 billion on R&D per annum by 2024/25. The specific collaboration with Japan on neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases and dementia is also non-ODA funding for R&D-eligible activity. Relevant funding will count towards the overall spend on dementia research.

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