Question follow-through · 61122
Life Sciences: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the distribution of allocations from the Northern Ireland Life and Health Sciences Launchpad is equitable.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the distribution of allocations from the Northern Ireland Life and Health Sciences Launchpad is equitable.
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jun 2025
Answer published
Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme is aimed at supporting clusters of SMEs and the most innovative businesses to progress their ideas toward commercialisation, contributing to local economic growth. Social equity and UK-wide impact are important features o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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