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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Oct 2017
Nuclear Safeguards Bill

"I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend that this is common sense. The Opposition argue that we are being presumptive, but we are just being thoughtful by ensuring that things are in place to ensure a smooth passage.

As has been said, this is about soft collaboration. It is an …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Has the Secretary of State considered rural enterprise zones? Small, targeted areas within small rural communities would help to drive business in those environments...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. The life sciences industry is worth £64 billion to the UK, and Sir John Bell’s report last week indicated how important manufacturing was. Will the Minister therefore join me in welcoming the opening of the cell and gene manufacturing unit and welcome further jobs in this industry in the …..."
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Written Question
Life Sciences: Research
Monday 11th September 2017

Asked by: Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the total revenue generated from the investment by small businesses in the life sciences sector in research and development for 2016-17.

Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone

The Department does not hold information on of the total revenue generated from the investment by small businesses in the life sciences sector in research and development for 2016-17.

At over 5,000 companies, small businesses comprise 93% of the life sciences sector. The Government recognises the importance of small businesses operating in the sector and the valuable contribution that they make.

To avoid overburdening businesses there is no mandate for companies to submit information about investments they make in R&D. In many instances it would be difficult to quantify the revenue directly attributable to R&D undertaken rather than by other business activities. Also due to the long timescales involved in R&D any revenue generated by R&D would be generated in a different year from when the R&D was performed.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What steps he has taken to consult businesses on the process of the UK leaving the EU...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"My particular interest is in the UK’s life science sector, which is worth some £30 billion to the economy and involves nearly half a million jobs, many of which are in my constituency of Bury St Edmunds. Will the Secretary of State tell me how he will ensure that there …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Jan 2017
Industrial Strategy Consultation

"I welcome the statement. As the Secretary of State knows, the east of England enjoys an excellent ecosystem for life sciences. Does he agree that the strategy provides industry and business, particularly the life sciences sector, with the opportunity to bring their ideas to the door in order to truly …..."
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Written Question
Charity Research Support Fund
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to ensure that the Government's investment in science supports research in universities by means of an increase in the Charity Research Support Fund in England.

Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone

The Government recognises the significant contribution made by charitable funders of research. The charity support element of Quality Related research funding, provided by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), recognises the public benefit arising from research funded by charities. Over the period 2011-17, HEFCE has protected support for institutions leveraging funding from the charitable sector and has provided £198m per annum for this through to 2016-17.

The “Allocation of Science and Research funding 2016 – 2020” confirmed the Government’s expectation that throughout this period HEFCE should continue to incentivise Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to work with businesses and charities, leveraging additional investment. It will be for the HEFCE Board to determine how much to provide for charity research support from within their overall research allocation for 2017-18, once they have received their annual Grant Letter from Ministers.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill

"A university is an establishment where higher-level study, education and research are done. It is not somewhere where one would necessarily avail oneself of volunteering experiences, for example, or of the other things that the hon. Lady has listed. I contend that as we move into longer lifespans within which …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill

"I concur, up to a point. I am hugely proud of universities, and I am hugely proud of what they deliver into our economies. But I would also argue that we have other great institutions; BT in Suffolk, for example, hopes to have a specific degree around research, learning and …..."
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