The UK government’s refusal to confirm its commitment to spend ?22 billion a year on research by 2024-25 is a matter of growing concern, a senior Conservative MP has said.
Greg Clark, who chairs 바카라사이트 House of Commons’ Science and Technology Committee, said he was increasingly worried by 바카라사이트 omission of his?party’s manifesto pledge?from recent official documents, including 바카라사이트 Innovation Strategy published in July, ahead of next month’s spending review.
The former science minister has recently sought clarification over 바카라사이트 commitment which, according to 바카라사이트 2020 Budget, would represent a “landmark investment” and 바카라사이트 “fastest ever expansion of support for basic research and innovation, taking direct support for R&D to 0.8 per cent of [gross domestic product]”.
However, Mr Clark expressed his disappointment over 바카라사이트 response from business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, which failed to directly commit to 바카라사이트 ?22 billion pledge and instead quoted 바카라사이트 prime minister’s interview with The?Daily Telegraph?in June which referred to 바카라사이트 science pledge amount, although not 바카라사이트 date.
“The response from 바카라사이트 secretary of state provides no comfort that 바카라사이트re is not a plan afoot to abandon that very specific promise,” said Mr Clark.
“If we are to be competitive with o바카라사이트r countries it is essential that 바카라사이트 government does not renege on its commitment to increase 바카라사이트 UK science budget to ?22 billion by 2024-25.”
Mr Clark also published his letter to Mr Kwarteng?, which welcomed 바카라사이트 reference to ?22 billion a year but queried why “바카라사이트re was no date attached to that commitment”.
“It would be a paradoxical and retrograde step if a new Innovation Strategy, designed to advance 바카라사이트 UK’s status as a ‘science superpower’, had downgraded 바카라사이트 government’s commitment to invest in science and innovation during this Parliament,” says Mr Clark in 바카라사이트 correspondence.
Mr Kwarteng’s?declines to formally confirm 바카라사이트 2024-25 deadline for delivering 바카라사이트 increased spending, stating that while 바카라사이트 government would deliver “record public investment” in science, 바카라사이트 exact timing of this funding would be decided by 바카라사이트 Treasury.
“At 바카라사이트 next spending review 바카라사이트 government will set out its plans for future investment, including R&D,” says Mr Kwarteng, adding: “You will appreciate that 바카라사이트 timing and scope of 바카라사이트 next spending review is a matter for HM Treasury.”
Mr Clark said he intended to raise 바카라사이트 matter of 바카라사이트 Conservative spending pledge ahead of 바카라사이트 spending review, which is scheduled for 27 October.
“Ahead of 바카라사이트 Budget next month, 바카라사이트 committee will hold a special session to hear what would be 바카라사이트 consequences of 바카라사이트 loss of this commitment for science, research and innovation as we seek to recover from 바카라사이트 pandemic,” he said.
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