PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Research: West Midlands (21 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support research and innovation campuses in the West Midlands.
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The government remains committed to delivering economic growth across all regions of the UK. We are working with local leaders in the West Midlands to develop their local growth plans, through which we will seek to make research and innovation the foundation of future growth in the region.
DSIT’s Innovation Accelerator programme is empowering local businesses, universities, and civic leaders in the West Midlands to work together to catalyse innovation-led local growth, supported by around £33 million of public funding that is supporting projects in health and clean technology such as the Biochar Clean Tech Accelerator.
Answered by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
29 October 2024
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