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Future disclosures of departmental R&D spending should include breakdowns by region and cluster.
Recommendation
Future disclosures of departmental R&D spending should include breakdowns by region and cluster. The Government and UKRI should also develop a framework for tracking impact and publish annual regionally disaggregated reports that set out how public R&D funding supports innovation across the country. These should include company-level data on funding, innovation diffusion and take-up, and geographic distribution. (Recommendation, Paragraph 43)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 June 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Report
3rd Report - Flying Blind: Innovation, Growth and the Regions
13 Mar 2026
HC 538
Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.5 yr
Report published
13 Mar 2026