Government Departments: Research and Development

House of Lords written question – answered at on 27 January 2014.

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Photo of Lord Adonis Lord Adonis Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many competitions the Home Office held for the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) in (1) 2010–11, (2) 2011–12, (3) 2012–13, and (4) 2013–14; how many Phase 2 SBRI projects the department funded in each of those years; and how many of the department’s SBRI-funded projects led to procurement contracts in each of those years.

Photo of Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Taylor of Holbeach The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

The number of Phase two SBRI projects funded in each year is shown in the table.

There have been no procurement contracts resulting from phase two SBRI projects funded in the period 2010-11 to 2013-14, because work following the development stage of funded projects is still ongoing.

Table details of Phase two SBRI projects funded by the Home Office

Year Number of phase two projects funded
2010/11 0
2011/12 1
2012/13 2(1)
2013/14 None to date

(1)

One project was funded in two separate years and is shown in both 2011/12 and 2012/13

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