Chris Skidmore corrected a written answer on UK Research and Innovation: Per Capita Costs

10 January 2019 · Commons written answer · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Chi Onwurah (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne Central) asked written question 202141 on 13 December 2018. Chris Skidmore answered on 18 December 2018 for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Chris Skidmore corrected the answer on 10 January 2019. The correction replaced 4 figures (116, 126, 136, 144) with 10 figures (100, 118, 119, 127, 139, 140). Altogether 310 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the funding per head of population was by (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) its predecessor bodies in (i) each region of England and (ii) the nations of the UK in each of the last five financial years.

Original and corrected answer

Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.

Original	Corrected
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was created on 1 April 2018 and so did not exist as a legal entity in previous financial years. Figures have been provided for its predecessor bodies for the most recent financial years available. The table shows expenditure by the nine councils that now make up UKRI, per head of population in each region and nation of the UK. The expenditure figures include research council and Innovate UK grants, and HEFCE/Research England’s Research Capital Investment Fund, Quality-related research (QR) funding and Higher Education Innovation Funding. £ per person \| 2012/2013 \| 2013/2014 \| 2014/2015 \| 2015/2016 \| 2016/2017 East of England \| 108 \| 109 \| 110 \| 112 \| 112 London \| 127 \| 136 \| 144 \| 126 \| 116 Midlands \| 59 \| 64 \| 75 \| 67 \| 68 North East \| 98 \| 80 \| 75 \| 64 \| 62 North West \| 53 \| 58 \| 59 \| 60 \| 55 South East \| 57 \| 54 \| 63 \| 53 \| 51 South West \| 63 \| 65 \| 85 \| 68 \| 68 Yorkshire and the Humber \| 62 \| 64 \| 67 \| 79 \| 68 England \| 79 \| 81 \| 88 \| 81 \| 77 Northern Ireland \| 12 \| 15 \| 17 \| 18 \| 16 Scotland \| 67 \| 63 \| 74 \| 65 \| 62 Wales \| 21 \| 27 \| 25 \| 25 \| 22 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was created on 1 April 2018 and so did not exist as a legal entity in previous financial years. Figures have been provided for its predecessor bodies for the most recent financial years available. The table shows expenditure by the nine councils that now make up UKRI, per head of population in each region and nation of the UK. The expenditure figures include research council and Innovate UK grants, and HEFCE/Research England’s Research Capital Investment Fund, Quality-related research (QR) funding and Higher Education Innovation Funding. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| £ per person \| 2012/2013 \| 2013/2014 \| 2014/2015 \| 2015/2016 \| 2016/2017 East of England \| 108 \| 109 \| 110 \| 112 \| 112 London \| 156 \| 166 \| 174 \| 152 \| 140 Midlands \| 48 \| 53 \| 62 \| 56 \| 56 North East \| 98 \| 80 \| 75 \| 64 \| 62 North West \| 53 \| 58 \| 59 \| 60 \| 55 South East \| 119 \| 118 \| 139 \| 127 \| 127 South West \| 63 \| 65 \| 85 \| 68 \| 68 Yorkshire and the Humber \| 62 \| 64 \| 67 \| 79 \| 68 England \| 89 \| 92 \| 100 \| 93 \| 90 Northern Ireland \| 12 \| 15 \| 17 \| 18 \| 16 Scotland \| 67 \| 63 \| 74 \| 65 \| 62 Wales \| 21 \| 27 \| 25 \| 25 \| 22

Original

Corrected

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was created on 1 April 2018 and so did not exist as a legal entity in previous financial years. Figures have been provided for its predecessor bodies for the most recent financial years available. The table shows expenditure by the nine councils that now make up UKRI, per head of population in each region and nation of the UK. The expenditure figures include research council and Innovate UK grants, and HEFCE/Research England’s Research Capital Investment Fund, Quality-related research (QR) funding and Higher Education Innovation Funding.
£ per person
| 2012/2013
| 2013/2014
| 2014/2015
| 2015/2016
| 2016/2017
East of England
| 108
| 109
| 110
| 112
| 112
London
| 127
| 136
| 144
| 126
| 116
Midlands
| 59
| 64
| 75
| 67
| 68
North East
| 98
| 80
| 75
| 64
| 62
North West
| 53
| 58
| 59
| 60
| 55
South East
| 57
| 54
| 63
| 53
| 51
South West
| 63
| 65
| 85
| 68
| 68
Yorkshire and the Humber
| 62
| 64
| 67
| 79
| 68
England
| 79
| 81
| 88
| 81
| 77
Northern Ireland
| 12
| 15
| 17
| 18
| 16
Scotland
| 67
| 63
| 74
| 65
| 62
Wales
| 21
| 27
| 25
| 25
| 22
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was created on 1 April 2018 and so did not exist as a legal entity in previous financial years. Figures have been provided for its predecessor bodies for the most recent financial years available. The table shows expenditure by the nine councils that now make up UKRI, per head of population in each region and nation of the UK. The expenditure figures include research council and Innovate UK grants, and HEFCE/Research England’s Research Capital Investment Fund, Quality-related research (QR) funding and Higher Education Innovation Funding.
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£ per person
| 2012/2013
| 2013/2014
| 2014/2015
| 2015/2016
| 2016/2017
East of England
| 108
| 109
| 110
| 112
| 112
London
| 156
| 166
| 174
| 152
| 140
Midlands
| 48
| 53
| 62
| 56
| 56
North East
| 98
| 80
| 75
| 64
| 62
North West
| 53
| 58
| 59
| 60
| 55
South East
| 119
| 118
| 139
| 127
| 127
South West
| 63
| 65
| 85
| 68
| 68
Yorkshire and the Humber
| 62
| 64
| 67
| 79
| 68
England
| 89
| 92
| 100
| 93
| 90
Northern Ireland
| 12
| 15
| 17
| 18
| 16
Scotland
| 67
| 63
| 74
| 65
| 62
Wales
| 21
| 27
| 25
| 25
| 22

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