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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 18 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 May 2026 (named day). It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Innovation and Research: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, How many (a) projects, and (b) individual graduates, have benefitted from the Innovate UK and Invest NI Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in the past three years.

Answer

In Financial Years 2023/24 to 2025/26, Invest Northern Ireland have supported 45 Knowledge Transfer projects, which created 45 highly skilled jobs for graduates placed in local businesses through the scheme.

In total, Invest Northern Ireland have contributed £2,026,204 towards the grant costs of these projects. Innovate UK has contributed £4,199,706, giving these projects a total grant value of £6,267,910.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1897
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Graduates Innovation Northern Ireland Research Invest NI Innovate UK
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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