Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many grants were made to small and medium-sized enterprises through the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme since that scheme was launched in July 2022; and what the total value was of those grants.
The closing date for the initial tranche of proposals for the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) was 27 October 2022 and we expect the first set of intent to fund letters being sent out in May 2023 for successful projects. DTEP has a staged submission process including the review of outline and full proposals by an industry panel, which offer guidance and feedback ahead of a final MOD assessment and Innovate UK awarding a grant.