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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding Innovate UK awarded to applicants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.

Total grant commitments awarded to all applicants/participants from:

2015-2016

(a) England 634,666,900 (core budget only – 285,291,379)

(b) Wales 13,702,138 (core budget only – 12,329,668)

(c) Scotland 32, 371,269 (core budget only – 21,748,053)

(d) Northern Ireland 10,378,401 (core budget only - 3,746,692)

2016-2017

(a) England 658,944,899 (core budget only – 298,702,027)

(b) Wales 18,699,408 (core budget only – 18,129,691)

(c) Scotland 26,786,768 (core budget only – 26,180,878))

(d) Northern Ireland 11,280,825 (core budget only – 9,023,132)