Question follow-through · 15330
Innovation and Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of science and innovation on regional inequalities.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 29 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of science and innovation on regional inequalities.
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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29 Nov 2024
Answer published
Increasing productivity right across the UK is fundamental to our mission to kickstart economic growth. We know businesses grow faster because of science and innovation. In the 6 years after receiving their first R&D grant funding, the average busines...
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