Every parliamentary written question tabled by George Freeman this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 1–7 of 7 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.68 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what steps he plans to take to monitor the potential impact of the £20.4 billion R&D in
R&D is fundamental to achieving the government’s mission of kickstarting economic growth. DSIT regularly monitors economic and R&D business growth indicators and requires monitoring and evaluation to be undertaken as a condition of its funding. At...
Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the future of the Geospatial Commission's Earth observation data pilot.
The Earth Observation data pilot came to an end in 31 March 2024. Working with optical, thermal and SAR data from space satellites, the pilot demonstrated that increased use of this data could improve evidence-based analysis and enhance front-line deliver...
Innovation and Technology, what plans he has as chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites to support development of methane emissions measurement best practices.
The UK Space Agency is increasing engagement with private, academic and public sectors to improve methane monitoring and address gaps.As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, we will promote a new framework, developed by the National Phy...
Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the UK Space Agency's methane monitoring programme.
The UK Space Agency is increasing engagement with private, academic and public sectors to improve methane monitoring and address gaps.As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, we will promote a new framework, developed by the National Phy...
Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for future (a) funding of and (b) data sharing by the Earth observation data hub.
The Earth Observation (EO) data hub project is a pathfinder project which will assess whether a new infrastructure for EO data could deliver better access to and exploitation of EO data by federating EO data assets from public and commercial centres in a ...
Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue investment in national space data activities.
Yes. The Government is investing significantly to support this element of space activity in the UK, with over £310 million of funding already committed through the European Space Agency, and a further £390 million through our membership in the EU’s Copern...
Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to measure the private sector investment in the research and development economy by (a) sector, (b) cluster and (c) departmental spend.
The Office for National Statistics routinely publishes official statistics on Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD), Business Expenditure on R&D (BERD), and Research and development expenditure by the UK government. These publications include various le...