Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of Government funding dedicated to enhancing the UK's research capabilities.

With less than 1% of the world’s population, the UK accounts for 6.3% of the world’s academic publications, and 13.4% of the world’s most highly cited academic publications. This share of highly cited publications places the UK 1st among the EU countries, and 3rd in the world.

In the 2022 Autumn Statement, the Government committed to increasing public investment in R&D to £20 billion in 2024/25. This will support UK Research and Innovation’s £25 billion allocation to deliver research support across the UK through its nine councils, and partner organisations like the Met Office and National Physical Laboratory which receive public funding to drive research capabilities.