Written question asked by Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 5 March 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2018. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their process for selecting the next areas to benefit from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) launched an open call for Expressions of Interest to identify challenges to be supported within wave 3 of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) on 28 February 2018. The Expression of Interest process is being managed by UKRI using Innovate UK’s Innovation Funding Service (https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/126/overview). This webpage clearly outlines the assessment criteria for the challenges. Details of the wave 3 process will also be made available at the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund website https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation.

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