Question follow-through · 32255
University of Manchester: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the work produced by the University of Manchester’s Unit M initiative.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the work produced by the University of Manchester’s Unit M initiative.
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2025
Answer published
Officials from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have met the University of Manchester to understand how its new Unit M functions, and intends to help the university to support the region’s innovation economy. We look forward to learni...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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