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Innovate UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what work Innovate UK plans to take to increase advertising of the Contracts for Innovation grants programme in Northern Ireland.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
16 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what work Innovate UK plans to take to increase advertising of the Contracts for Innovation grants programme in Northern Ireland.

  2. 16 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Innovate UK designed the methodology and provides guidance on Contracts for Innovation but most competitions are organised and delivered by other public bodies.Innovate UK promote all Contracts for Innovation competitions it is aware of through social med...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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