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The Scottish Government supports Research and Development (R&D) across the government, business and higher education sectors, using a number of mechanisms to promote excellence in research, its development and dissemination.
The numbers of cases, hospitalisations and deaths have all fallen in recent weeks, and when we publish the latest estimate of the R number later today, we expect to show that it remains below 1.
An award has been made to Mitsubishi in return for it committing to the UK as a centre for R and D. A condition of that award is that Mitsubishi must locate a new R and D centre somewhere in the UK.
Before Covid-19 took hold in Scotland and had the devastating impact that we have witnessed on the most vulnerable in our care homes, the evidence was there from across Europe that, if the virus got into a care home, it could have horrendous consequences for residents, with an R number of greater than 10. Surely it was not outwith the wit of the Scottish Go...
At the moment, I do not expect that number to be high, because—Miles Briggs will understand this—we know from the R rate and the published data that the level of transmission in Scotland at this point is much lower than it was.
We will also maintain our increased funding for research and development, with the aim of doubling business investment in R and D by 2025, and we will continue to support key sectors of our economy.
To support innovation, we will increase Government investment in business research and development by 70 per cent, which it is estimated will generate £300 million of additional R and D spending overall over the next three years.