{"value":{"id":1900494,"askingMemberId":4656,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-04-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","uin":"127835","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is being provided to regional innovation clusters, to i) support UK Research & Development in clean tech ii) promote the export of high-value research and development.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5116,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-04-24T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is supporting regional innovation clusters by working with priority city regions to connect universities, Catapult centres and innovative firms, aligning place-based R&amp;D with the UK’s Industrial Strategy and net zero objectives alongside partners such as UK Research and Innovation, ensuring clean tech research is developed, commercialised and scaled across the country.</p><p>DBT provides targeted export support, trade missions, clean tech showcases and investor engagement. We help high value, research-intensive firms reach global markets, boosting productivity, attracting knowledge intensive investment that complements local R&amp;D ecosystems and creating skilled jobs in every region of the UK.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Innovation: Government Assistance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1900494","method":"GET"}]}