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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Network Rail’s £100 million research and development budget for Control Period 5 was spent in each year between 2014 and 2018; and if he will publish that spending alongside the promised delivery outcomes in each of those years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Network Rail’s £100 million research and development budget for Control Period 5 was spent in each year between 2014 and 2018; and if he will publish that spending alongside the promised delivery outcomes in each of those years.
In CP5 Network Rail had a strategic research & development fund of £100m. This was split between the Network Rail Research & Development programme (£50m) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board Innovation Programme (£50m). Network Railâs funding for Research & Development was reduced to £32m as part of the Hendy funding review
Spend broken down by each year of CP5:
Year 1: £3.2m
Year 2: £5.3m
Year 3: £5.5m
Year 4: £7.1m
Year 5: £10.5m
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target he has set for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target he has set for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
The Department for Transport does not have specific targets for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
The total amount spent by the Department for Transport on both aviation and aerospace research and development is provided below. These figures include both sectors. It is not possible to separate the expenditure as many individual research projects include aspects of both:
2014/15: £1,137,725
2015/16: £2,683,895
2016/17: £1,571,768
2017/18: £1,485,789
The figures above do not include any spend which may have been incurred by other Government departments in this area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the importance of rail research and development to the UK rail industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the importance of rail research and development to the UK rail industry.
The Government places high importance on research and development in the rail industry, and actively supports this through grant payments to Network Rail, the RSSB and to Innovate UK. The rail industry is currently in discussion with the Office of Rail and Road about funding to support rail research and development in the period 2019-24, as part of the £47.9 billion funding settlement announced by Government in October 2017. To realise its full benefits, research and development must be well planned, efficient and deliverable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value of research and development to the (a) transport industry and (b) Government’s industrial strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value of research and development to the (a) transport industry and (b) Government’s industrial strategy.
The Industrial Strategy states âIn this strategy we commit to reach 2.4 per cent of GDP investment in R&D by 2027 and to reach 3 per cent of GDP in the longer term, placing us in the top quartile of OECD countriesâ.
There are no plans for specific transport targets as part of the wider industrial strategy. However, the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge aims to secure Britainâs position as a leader and innovator in transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce targets for research and development in transport as part of the Government’s wider industrial strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce targets for research and development in transport as part of the Government’s wider industrial strategy.
The Industrial Strategy states âIn this strategy we commit to reach 2.4 per cent of GDP investment in R&D by 2027 and to reach 3 per cent of GDP in the longer term, placing us in the top quartile of OECD countriesâ.
There are no plans for specific transport targets as part of the wider industrial strategy. However, the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge aims to secure Britainâs position as a leader and innovator in transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of the adequacy of the funding the Office for Rail and Road has agreed with Network Rail for rail research and development in Control Period 6 from 2019 to 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of the adequacy of the funding the Office for Rail and Road has agreed with Network Rail for rail research and development in Control Period 6 from 2019 to 2024.
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) Draft Determination for Control Period 6 represents the ORR’s draft conclusions, rather than its final position.
The ORR is consulting stakeholders on the Draft Determination until the end of August. The Government will fully set out its position in respect of the Draft Determination for England and Wales at that point.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what government targets are in place for spending on research and development in (a) automotive, (b) aviation and (c) rail technologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what government targets are in place for spending on research and development in (a) automotive, (b) aviation and (c) rail technologies.
The Government has no targets or any specific limitations in place for spending on research and development in automotive, aviation and rail technologies.