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Asked by Dame Chi OnwurahLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 4 November 2024UIN 11881

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if her Department will publish a tabular summary of Capital DEL allocated in the Budget to research and development by Department.

Answered by Darren Jones

To fully harness the potential of the UK's excellent science base and to foster a dynamic investment economy, the Budget protects record levels of government research and development (R&D) investment with £20.4 billion allocated in 2025-26. This is allocated as per the table below.

Department

25-26 R&D*

DSIT

£13,936m

DHSC

£2,036m

MOD

£1,685m

DESNZ

£730m

DEFRA

£512m

SIA

£439m

FCDO

£335m

DBT

£329m

DfT

£154m

DCMS

£63m

DfE

£50m

HO

£45m

DWP

£39m

MHCLG

£9m

FSA

£8m

MOJ

£3m

HMRC

£2m

HMT

£1m

TOTAL

£20,376m

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