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Research: West Yorkshire

Asked by Imran HussainLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 119349

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much UK Research and Innovation funding has been awarded to organisations based in West Yorkshire in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

During the financial years 2021/22 to 2023/24, UK Research and Innovation invested £723 million in grant awards to organisations in West Yorkshire. This is broken down by financial year as follows:

Financial Year

UKRI Investment

2021/22

£227m

2022/23

£260m

2023/24

£236m

Total

£723m

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