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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has for future investment in the Faraday partnerships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has for future investment in the Faraday partnerships.
Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2004
For answer on
8 December 2004
Answered on
8 December 2004
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has for future investment in the Faraday
Partnerships. [202581]
Ms Hewitt: Under the guidance of the newly appointed Technology Strategy Board, my Department is now preparing a call for Knowledge
Transfer Networks in specific technologies. These Networks are a new product based upon the example and success of the 24 Faraday
Partnerships and will provide what we believe to be an excellent opportunity for relevant Faraday Partnerships to bid for
continuing, or even increased, DTI support.
Subjects
Finance; Innovation; Technology; Research; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
8 December 2004
Reference
202581; 428 c592W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact that Faraday Partnerships have had on (a) the overall productivity of UK businesses and (b) reducing disparities in regional productivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact that Faraday Partnerships have had on (a) the overall productivity of UK businesses and (b) reducing disparities in regional productivity.
Asked by
Stephen O'Brien
(Conservative)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 2004
For answer on
23 February 2004
Answered on
23 February 2004
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the impact that Faraday
Partnerships have had on (a) the overall productivity of UK businesses and (b) reducing disparities in regional
productivity. [153576]
Ms Hewitt: The 24 Faraday Partnerships were designated on the basis of the needs of their respective sectors to accelerate new
product development based on research. They feed into DTI's overall objectives for improving productivity and competitiveness in the
UK.
The Partnerships operate against business plans that are individually agreed with the public sectors sponsors (typically DTI and one
or more Research Councils). Progress against the business plan is regularly assessed.
Partnerships do not have a specific objective to reduce disparities in regional productivity; their aims are to improve knowledge
transfer and overall performance in UK businesses wherever they are to be found.
Subjects
Productivity; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
23 February 2004
Reference
418 c66W;418 c66-7W; 153576
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new products and processes have been brought to the market place as a result of each of the Faraday partnerships in each year since 2000. - Inc list.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new products and processes have been brought to the market place as a result of each of the Faraday partnerships in each year since 2000. - Inc list.
Asked by
Stephen O'Brien
(Conservative)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2004
For answer on
12 February 2004
Answered on
12 February 2004
Subjects
Innovation; Technology; Research; Science; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
12 February 2004
Reference
417 c1616-9W; 152039
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding her Department provides for (a) enterprise grants that are delivered to businesses in the regions by the Small Business Service, (b) the STEP programme, (c) the Faraday Partnership scheme and (d) the Manufacturing Advisory scheme in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding her Department provides for (a) enterprise grants that are delivered to businesses in the regions by the Small Business Service, (b) the STEP programme, (c) the Faraday Partnership scheme and (d) the Manufacturing Advisory scheme in each year...
Asked by
Lord Cotter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nigel Griffiths
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2003
For answer on
12 January 2004
Answered on
12 January 2004
Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding her Department provides for (a) enterprise grants
that are delivered to businesses in the regions by the Small Business Service, (b) the STEP programme, (c) the Faraday Partnership
scheme and (d) the Manufacturing Advisory scheme in each year since inception of the scheme; what timescale applies to the funding
in each case; and if she will make a statement on the extent to which businesses have benefited from each initiative. [145483]
Nigel Griffiths: The information is as follows:
(a) Enterprise Grants
Enterprise Grants are available to small and medium- sized businesses based in the Enterprise Grant Areas of England. Projects can
involve expanding, modernising or restructuring an existing business, or setting up a new one. The maximum grant available is
£75,000 on projects with up to £500,000 capital investment.
The Enterprise Grant scheme was allocated a budget of £45 million between January 2000 and March 2003. The scheme deadline has been
extended to March 2004 and in England, to date, small businesses have benefited from the scheme as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Expenditure (£)
2000-01 3,758,000
2001-02 10,200,000
2002-03 11,800,000
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The report covering the Regional Selective Assistance scheme, was undertaken in 2002 and found that businesses who benefited from
Enterprise Grant were able to invest in projects that enabled them to increase their productivity and profitability and raise their
skills levels, in areas of England that would not normally attract capital investment. By offering a grant of 15 per cent., we
encourage private investment covering 85 per cent. of the capital investment costs, again in areas that traditionally struggle to
gain investment finance.
(b) STEP
For STEP (the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme), DTI has contributed approximately £0.68 million in 2003-04 and intends to fund
STEP at about this level in 2004-05. An exit survey of businesses that participated in STEP in 2003 showed that: 94 per cent. of
host company managers stated that their STEP project would have a positive impact on their business's future performance; 94 per
cent. said their expectations had been met or exceeded (38 per cent. exceeded); 89 per cent. of companies believe the benefits of
their STEP project either equalled or exceeded the cost of taking part; and 68 per cent. thought the project contributed to new
processes or procedures within their business.
(c) Faraday Partnerships
Faraday Partnerships aim to bring new products and processes, based on the UK science base, to the market more effectively. DTI and
the Research Councils support 23 of the 24 Faraday Partnerships: the other is supported by the Scottish Executive and Defra. DTI
spend on Faraday Partnerships to date has been:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Expenditure (£)
2000-01 1,915,311
2001-02 3,351,631
2002-03 5,903,343
2003-041 2,904,500
Total 14,074,786
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 First two quarters.
Based on a five-year business plan, DTI offers each Faraday Partnership up to £400,000 per year for an initial three years. Subject
to an interim review of the Partnership's progress, further support may be made available, but on a tapered basis.
In 2002-03, Faraday Partnerships managed research portfolios totalling over £101 million; over 1,700 firms and nearly 400 University
research teams are actively involved.
Initial studies of the impact of the Faraday Partnerships on business have revealed the following generic effects: more focussed
application of research results to new products in many fields; greater understanding of global competitiveness and winning new
business; opportunities for SMEs to work with universities and large firms; improvements in manufacturing efficiency and marketing;
and new networks linking businesses and researchers.
(d) Manufacturing Advisory Service
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) was launched in April 2002. The Department's funding commitment is £15 million over the
period 2001-02 to 2004-05, as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
£ million
2001-02 3
2002-03 5
2003-04 5
2004-05 2
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Of this sum, £13.75 million is provided to the English Regional Development Agencies and Welsh Development Agency as part-funding
for the 10 Regional Centres for Manufacturing Excellence through which the service is delivered. The remainder of the Department's
funding has supported the development of a complementary network of centres of expertise in manufacturing, a national website, and
other essential central functions.
The DTI sees the MAS as a real success as a major source of advice and support for manufacturers. Since it was launched, the MAS has
handled over 15,000 inquiries. Over 4,500 manufacturing firms have benefited from MAS diagnostic consultations and over 1,000 have
gone on to undertake in-depth projects to drive up their productivity and competitiveness. Latest figures show that the total added
value to UK firms using the service is approaching £30 million.
Subjects
Finance; Grants; Small businesses; Small Business Service; Manufacturing Advisory Service; Faraday partnership scheme; Shell technology enterprise programme
Date
12 January 2004
Reference
145483; 416 c506-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, How he plans to encourage cooperation between universities, colleges and the business community. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, How he plans to encourage cooperation between universities, colleges and the business community. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Charlotte Atkins
(Labour)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 March 2001
For answer on
22 March 2001
Answered on
22 March 2001
Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how he plans to encourage co-operation between universities,
colleges and the business community. [153665]
Ms Hewitt: We have introduced a number of measures to encourage collaboration between higher education and business. We have
established the £140 million Higher Education Innovation Fund to support higher education and business interaction--particularly
with SMEs--and are supporting university innovation centres, which are regionally-based partnerships between large businesses,
groups of small businesses and academia. We are also running one further round of University Challenge and Science Enterprise
Challenge to further assist the commercialisation of research and help bring business skills into the science curriculum, and will
be supporting 20 Business Fellows to lead their academic colleagues in working with business. Collectively, this represents a
significant public investment in knowledge transfer. We plan to maintain this investment through a permanent "third" stream of
funding to reward and incentivise excellence in knowledge transfer alongside funding for research and teaching.
We are also working towards the target of 1,000 TCS Programmes running at any one time, enabling firms of all sizes to develop their
competitiveness by using a graduate to embed new ideas or technology, and we have doubled the number of new starts of Faraday
Partnerships so that the national network of at least 24 Partnerships will be in place by 2002. We will also continue to support
LINK programmes which encourage businesses to work with the research base in universities and elsewhere. Additionally, we have
recently announced a further round of Foresight LINK Awards focused on key Foresight research priorities from Panel reports
published last December.
Subjects
Business; Finance; Education; Industry; Universities; Business links; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
22 March 2001
Reference
365 c307W;365 c307-8W; 153665
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, What action his Department is taking to support the development of new business opportunities linked to universities. (Failed OPQ) - Inc ref to Cm 4814 'Excellence and Opportunity: a science and innovation policy for the 21st century', and figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, What action his Department is taking to support the development of new business opportunities linked to universities. (Failed OPQ) - Inc ref to Cm 4814 'Excellence and Opportunity: a science and innovation policy for the 21st century', and figures.
Asked by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Mr. Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action his Department is taking to support the development of
new business opportunities linked to universities. [139564]
Ms Hewitt: A key aim of the Government's White Paper, "Excellence and Opportunity: a science and innovation policy for the 21{st}
century", which was published in July of this year, is to strengthen the links between business and universities to realise the
business opportunities offered by science. The White Paper sets out a range of measures to support these stronger links which build
on the success of schemes such as Science Enterprise Centres to bring business skills into the curriculum and University Challenge
to provide seed funding. These will provide our scientists and engineers with more incentives and skills, and strengthen the links
between them and industry, so that they can play a greater role in wealth creation.
The White Paper announced a Higher Education Innovation Fund of £140 million over three years to further enhance university-business
knowledge transfer. This will triple existing HEROBAC funding by the third year. It will be a permanent funding stream to build on
universities' potential as drivers of growth in the knowledge economy, and will, therefore, help universities to respond the needs
of business--especially SMEs. We are also providing funding for one more round of University Challenge and putting £15 million more
into Science Enterprise Centres. We are also doubling the number of new starts for Faraday Partnerships, from four to eight a year,
to link the science base to business networks.
Subjects
Finance; Universities; Small businesses; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c738W; 139564
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, What steps he has taken to establish networks of research-orientated small and medium-sized enterprises. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, What steps he has taken to establish networks of research-orientated small and medium-sized enterprises. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
Asked by
Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West)
(Labour)
Answered by
Barbara Roche
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 November 1998
For answer on
3 December 1998
Answered on
3 December 1998
Mr. Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken to establish networks of
research-oriented small and medium enterprises. [61320]
Mrs. Roche: From the day it was elected, this Government have striven to encourage better networking by research-oriented SMEs. Very
often, such firms possess real talent and innovative ideas; it is our aim to encourage them to learn from each other, and from a
wider canvas of expertise, how best to bring their research to market.
I recognise and welcome the industrial forums that have been established in Wales and commend them to other parts of the country.
One of the earliest actions of this Government, following the 1997 election, was to announce the establishment of the first four
Faraday Partnerships in the UK.
Each Faraday Partnership is a collaborative network between one or more universities, one or more independent research and
technology organisations and a group of up to 30 firms, focusing especially on small and medium-sized firms.
At regional and local level, numerous semi-formal groupings exist, usually facilitated by Government Office, Business Links or
universities and research organisations. Many such groups have been established as a result of the work of the team of 13 regional
industrial secondees working in the DTI's Innovation Unit, who in turn collaborate with local providers to identify suitable topics
for networking.
Particular emphasis has been given to encouraging smaller firms to understand the outcomes of the Foresight process. Many
high-technology small firms are nowadays key to Britain's industrial capability--in topics such as software and aspects of
biotechnology. Keeping these firms aware of the directions that science and technology are taking in our universities is a
fundamental role of networks.
Subjects
Small businesses; Technology; Research; Science; Business links; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
3 December 1998
Reference
61320; 321 c284-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, What measures her Department is taking to improve communication between business and research base organisations. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, What measures her Department is taking to improve communication between business and research base organisations. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Ian Stewart
(Labour)
Answered by
John Battle
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 December 1997
For answer on
18 December 1997
Answered on
18 December 1997
Mr. Ian Stewart: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures her Department is taking to improve communication between
business and research base organisations. [19894]
Mr. Battle: One of the key aims of the Government is to maximise the benefits from our research base, whose excellence is widely
recognised.
We have already made a number of announcements since the election demonstrating our commitment in this area, for example the
establishment of four new Faraday Partnerships, the extension of TCS (the Teaching Company Scheme) and the Foresight LINK Awards.
The President of the Board of Trade has also instituted the President's Partnership Prize as an accolade to those universities who
have achieved high levels of success in applying the results of their research to commercial problems.
I am considering, as part of the Department's Comprehensive Spending Review, what more can be done to improve interaction between
business and the science, engineering and technology base.
Subjects
Business; Communication; Education; Industry; Technology; Research; Science; LINK programme; Teaching company scheme; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
18 December 1997
Reference
19894; 303 c305-6W
House
House of Commons
What has been the level of financial support given by his Department to the Faraday Partnership Scheme announced by the EPSRC; and what is the projected expenditure.
What has been the level of financial support given by his Department to the Faraday Partnership Scheme announced by the EPSRC; and what is the projected expenditure.
Asked by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answered by
Ian Taylor
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
13 January 1997
Answered on
13 January 1997
Mr. Ingram: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the level of financial support given by his Department to the
Faraday partnership scheme announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; and what is the projected
expenditure. [9973]
Mr. Ian Taylor: The DTI welcomes the EPSRC Faraday partnerships scheme as a contribution to wider efforts to link academia and
industry, and will monitor progress. It may be possible for potential partnerships to make bids into any further rounds of the
sectoral challenge.
No allocation has been made from DTI central funds for 1997-98 because of financial constraints.
Subjects
Finance; Technology; Research; Science; Faraday partnership scheme
Date
13 January 1997
Reference
9973; 288 c141-2W
House
House of Commons