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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-27more like thismore than 2016-06-27
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Metals: Research more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) co-ordinate research into the (i) use and (ii) manufacture of (A) steel, (B) glass, (C) plastics, (D) aluminium, (E) titanium and (F) other alloys. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 41251 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-05more like thismore than 2016-07-05
answer text <p>The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK oversee coordination and promotion of research in these and other areas.</p><p>The White Paper, ‘Success as a Knowledge Economy,’ set out the Government’s plans to create UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI will ensure our research and innovation system is sufficiently integrated, strategic and agile to meet current and future challenges and deliver national capability that drives discovery and growth.</p><p>EPSRC has a portfolio of over £450m of materials-related research covering the breadth of materials (including the metals/alloys identified, glass and plastics), from fundamental physics to the re-use and remanufacture of advanced new alloys and other materials.</p><p>Innovate UK’s Delivery Plan for 2016/17 sets out support through its Manufacturing and Materials Directorate which includes a twice-yearly £15m collaborative research and development fund aimed at both manufacturing and materials.</p><p>Innovate UK has also provided over £70m funding to the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which includes some materials manufacturing and development research, for example materials research at the National Composite Centre (composites and plastics), the Advanced Forming Research Centre (powder metallurgy), the Manufacturing Technology Centre (Additive Layer Manufacturing) and Centre For Process Innovation (polymer research).</p><p>The Henry Royce Institute has a work stream in Advanced Materials Processing, and will seek to coordinate the infrastructure supporting UK-based advanced materials research providing national capability.</p>
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-07-05T10:57:10.277Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-05T10:57:10.277Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-20more like thismore than 2016-06-20
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Manufacturing Industries more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the potential merits of establishing a materials catapult for manufacturing. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 41077 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-30more like thismore than 2016-06-30
answer text The Department refers proposals for new Catapults to Innovate UK, who have an established process for considering the case for new Catapult Centres. This includes proposals for Materials Centres. Innovate UK currently consider the broad materials needs of the manufacturing sector are well served by existing Catapults and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs). more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-06-30T16:18:43.857Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
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answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan remove filter