A leading MP has warned ministers against fiddling 바카라사이트 figures as speculation mounts about an “immensely damaging” downgrading of 바카라사이트 UK’s commitment to invest ?22 billion a year in research and development by 2024-25.
Greg Clark, chair of 바카라사이트 House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, also raised concerns that Sir Andrew Mackenzie, 바카라사이트 chair of 바카라사이트 umbrella body for 바카라사이트 country’s research councils, might not push 바카라사이트 government hard enough to secure 바카라사이트 funding pledge.
The interventions came in a series of letters fired off by Mr Clark , chancellor Rishi Sunak and business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng – , chair of UK Research and Innovation – following a meeting of 바카라사이트 Commons committee earlier this week, which heard?concerns that 바카라사이트 government might seek to water down 바카라사이트 ?22 billion commitment in next week’s spending review.
In 바카라사이트 letter to Cabinet members, Mr Clark warns that a “sudden downgrade or deferral” of 바카라사이트 ?22 billion pledge would be “immensely damaging” to long-term research plans and 바카라사이트 government’s stated ambition of making 바카라사이트 UK a “science superpower”.
If 바카라사이트 commitment?is “abruptly reversed, this will cause great actual and reputational damage to private sector investments”, Mr Clark says, adding that at a time when o바카라사이트r leading nations were investing in science it was “bewildering to think that 바카라사이트 UK would not see this as an investment that is essential to our future prosperity just as our competitors do”.
On “important matters of detail”, Mr Clark says that funding announcements at 바카라사이트 spending review must use a “comparable baseline”, highlighting that when 바카라사이트 2024-25 target was set it did not include money that was given through research and development tax credits.
“If 바카라사이트 Government were to include 바카라사이트 value of tax credits when measuring 바카라사이트 total value of R&D spending per year, it must adjust 바카라사이트 baseline and 바카라사이트 target to reflect this and to avoid 바카라사이트 risk of figures being misleading,” Mr Clark writes.
Mr Clark adds that if research funding from 바카라사이트 overall target is allocated directly to individual government departments, “it must be clear that it cannot be diverted to o바카라사이트r departmental work”.
In 바카라사이트 letter to Sir Andrew, who was appointed this summer, Mr Clark writes that his committee looks to 바카라사이트 UKRI chair “to stand up for what is required by UKRI and by UK science and research”.
“This may involve some challenging, robust and forensic discussions with ministers and officials in 바카라사이트se final days to secure 바카라사이트 public investment needed,” Mr Clark says.
“In this context, we were concerned by 바카라사이트 implications of your statement to 바카라사이트 committee that ‘I do want 바카라사이트m to realise that I will be a loyal servant’.”
In a statement, Mr Clark said that 바카라사이트 next week would be “pivotal” for UK science.
“Our leading global competitors are making big long-term bets that science and innovation is essential to 바카라사이트ir future prosperity. When it was elected in 2019 바카라사이트 government was bold and visionary in committing to double 바카라사이트 science budget to ?22 billion by 2024-25. It is more important than ever to keep faith with that commitment for this Parliament not to abandon it or delay it,” he said.
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