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Innovation: Business

Commons · Question 46550 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 2 May 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding to support the growth of innovative UK businesses.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 2 May 2025

Supporting innovative businesses is a key objective of the government’s growth mission. My department regularly engages with business organisations to understand the needs of their members, and significant support is available through Innovate UK. Over th...