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Biotechnology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to work with regional upper tier authorities to coordinate public-private initiatives for development in the sustainable biomanufacturing sector; and if he will make a
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 31 Jan 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to work with regional upper tier authorities to coordinate public-private initiatives for development in the sustainable biomanufacturing sector; and if he will make a
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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31 Jan 2025
Answer published
DSIT is considering how Engineering Biology could play a role in driving sustainable growth through the Industrial Strategy, which will be published in Spring 2025 by HMT and DBT. Regional growth is a key objective of the Industrial Strategy, and DSIT wil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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