Written question asked by Mark Lazarowicz (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 13 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the objectives of the Defence Diversification Agency. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the objectives of the Defence Diversification Agency. [95304] Dr. Moonie: The Ministry of Defence takes the issues of diversification very seriously and encourages the widest possible exploitation of defence technology by the civil sector. In order to facilitate this we established the Defence Diversification Agency (DDA) in 1999 and it continues with its original aims: To encourage the wider use of defence science and technology in the civil sector. To encourage the transfer to suitable civil technology into military programmes. To assist the defence industry with their own diversification planning. To deliver these objectives the DDA has established a network of technology brokers across the United Kingdom. Thus far 18 offices have been opened with further ones planned. Each office is staffed with a Technology Diversification Manager whose role is to seek business opportunities working in partnership with local business support and enterprise groups.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 95304; 399 c867W;399 c863W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Defence Functions Technology Diversification Defence Diversification Agency
Contains statistics: Yes
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