Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, what (a) workstreams, (b) initiatives and (c) processes her Department plans to use the data collected and digital interactive cluster data mapping tool for.

More places in the UK hosting world-leading and globally connected innovation clusters will create more jobs, productivity and growth. The interactive digital tool and report we will publish, which will map and explain these clusters, will be crucial in helping us develop future policies and attract private sector investment to grow them. We expect them to be used by local leaders to showcase and galvanise awareness of their strengths; government to better understand the impact of our policies and build on what works; and investors to more easily spot opportunities to invest in our world-leading R&D.