{"value":{"id":1702390,"askingMemberId":4638,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-04-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-04-23T00:00:00","uin":"22786","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help (a) support the growth and (b) increase the number of high-value tech companies based in the UK.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4484,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-04-24T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Science and Technology framework (updated February 2024) outlines the Government’s actions to ensure the UK becomes a Science and Technology Superpower by 2030, including addressing access to finance and skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports access to talent through programmes such as the Global Talent Network attracting overseas skills, and via the British Business Bank (100% Government owned) running multiple programmes e.g. Future Fund Breakthrough a £425 million direct equity investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also provides support for attracting tech companies to the UK, including the Global Entrepreneurs programme (which supports tech companies to bring their global HQs to the UK).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Technology: New Businesses","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1702390","method":"GET"}]}