Question follow-through · 12922
Investment: Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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3 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring every part of the UK benefits from innovation-led growth. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is supporting c. £36 million of active projects in the combined areas of Shropshire and Staffordshire, helping to drive loc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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