Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Monday, 26 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 April 2012. It was answered by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Monday, 16 April 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Flycatcher Technology

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic benefit to the UK of developing the Flycatcher technology for smart infrastructure.

Answer: The ARM Cortex-M0+ is a low power processor design which has a wide range of potential applications for ARM's partners. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its key delivery partners, such as the Technology Strategy Board, seek to keep alert of the latest technologies to understand their impact on a range of issues including the development of ““smart infrastructure””. However, no specific assessment has been undertaken on the ““Flycatcher technology””.

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