Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 116
116
Accepted
The Roadmap was warmly welcomed by those who gave evidence to us.
Conclusion
The Roadmap was warmly welcomed by those who gave evidence to us. Professor Chris Pearce,263 Professor Rebecca Lunn,264 and Professor James Conroy265 particularly welcomed the dual commitment of increasing money in real terms and of reaching 2.4% of GDP spent on R&D, especially in light of the pandemic. The Roadmap was also welcomed by Universities UK.266 Impact of reduced UK ODA spend on Scottish academic research
Government response summary AI-generated
The government affirmed its commitment to making the UK a global science and technology superpower by increasing R&D funding to £20 billion by 2024/25 and providing for ODA funding to return to 0.7% of GNI by 2024/25 when fiscal conditions allow.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 27 April 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗