Question follow-through · 23793
Innovation: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) is a £500 million UK-wide programme delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate regional economic growth. The UK Government has awarded £30 million over five years to support the Belfast–Derry...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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