Release

Research and development expenditure by the UK government: 2019

Released: 15 April 2021 9:30am
Next release: 8 April 2022

Summary

Research and development and related expenditure by UK government departments, Research and Innovation (UKRI) and higher education funding bodies. Formerly released as UK government expenditure on science, engineering and technology (SET).

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Contact details

Name

Cecil Prescott

Email

RandD@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 456767

Changes to this release date

  1. Previous date

    16 April 2021 9:30am

    Reason for change

    The effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our capacity means we have reviewed the existing releases and altered timescales for a small number of outputs. This will protect the delivery and quality of all of our outputs as well as ensuring we can respond to new demands as a direct result of the coronavirus.

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest