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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.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
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Report published 13 Mar 2026