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Debate between Mary Robinson and John Howell
Monday 30th January 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mary Robinson Portrait Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (Con)
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5. What steps he is taking to encourage innovation by defence suppliers.

John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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14. What steps he is taking to encourage innovation by defence suppliers.

Harriett Baldwin Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Harriett Baldwin)
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With a rising defence budget and equipment plan worth £178 billion over 10 years, there are great opportunities to encourage innovation. We are spending up to 20% of our science and technology budget on research, creating an £800 million innovation fund and launching a defence and security accelerator to fund great innovative ideas fast.

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