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UK Research and Innovation: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 23744 on UK Research and Innovation: Staff, whether Innovate UK has made an assessment of the value for money of business growth ad

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
24 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 23744 on UK Research and Innovation: Staff, whether Innovate UK has made an assessment of the value for money of business growth ad

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    UKRI continuously evaluates the impact of investments across its portfolio to ensure value for money and effectiveness. Innovate UK Business Growth, which includes the business growth advisors, has been independently evaluated multiple times since its inc...

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