Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage technology-based start-ups to develop in towns and cities outside London.

The Information Economy Strategy published in June 2013 sets out the Government's plans to help digital technology-based businesses start up and thrive throughout the UK.

This Department is supporting Tech City UK's work with the UK Tech Cluster Alliance network. A key role of the Alliance which currently contains 13 clusters located throughout the UK, is to promote and facilitate connections and identify common barriers to growth.