{"value":{"id":1753422,"askingMemberId":1548,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-12-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","uin":"901959","questionText":"What steps his Department is taking with universities to support research and innovation.","answeringBodyId":216,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4822,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Research and innovation is key to delivering the government’s missions, and universities are essential for this.</p><p>We are increasing Core Research funding to over £6.1bn to deliver on the government’s research priorities and offer real terms protection to the UK's world leading universities.</p><p>This Government has committed to record funding of R&amp;D in the recent budget. Total HMG investment in R&amp;D is rising to a record allocation of £20.4bn in 2025/26</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Universities: Innovation and Research","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753422","method":"GET"}]}