Question follow-through · 36535

Industry: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Scottish Government's National innovation strategy 2023 to 2033 on his industrial strategy.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
11 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Scottish Government's National innovation strategy 2023 to 2033 on his industrial strategy.

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Accelerating the rate of innovation and increasing the adoption and diffusion of ideas, technologies, and processes is an essential step for growing productivity of our growth-driving sectors. My officials are working with the Scottish Government on how w...

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