Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 November 2022. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Manufacturing Industries: Research

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how much was given in research grants to the (1) steel industry, (2) aerospace industry, and (3) chemical industry, in (a) 2018, and (b) 2021.

Answer: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold the requested information. Government innovation funding is generally not allocated on a sector-by-sector basis, but is instead targeted towards specific research questions. Many research, development and innovation programmes support multiple sectors, including UK Research and Innovations’s Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge, which includes support for R&D initiatives within the chemicals and metals manufacturing sectors. The Government also invested £685 million of funding the over three years to support green aerospace technology through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL2736
Session: 2022-23
Related items: Research: Finance
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Chemicals Iron and steel Manufacturing industries Research Aerospace industry
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk