Question follow-through · 12797
UK Research and Innovation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UKRI funding in helping innovative projects scale-up.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 13 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UKRI funding in helping innovative projects scale-up.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Nov 2024
Answer published
Criteria assessing the impact and effectiveness of UKRI funding to support scale-up of innovative projects are consistently tracked through the UKRI Commercialisation Monitoring Framework, as well as Innovate UK’s Impact Management Framework.All evaluatio...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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