Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes are used by Innovate UK to confirm that all parties listed in a project application have consented to their inclusion in that project.

Applicants must individually agree to their personal data and some specific, commercially sensitive project outputs being shared in exchange for being awarded grant. The lead participant cannot sign up to this on an organisation’s behalf, and without that buy-in the project cannot proceed. Similarly, the applicant briefing events and documentation clearly state that an application must show genuine evidence of collaboration.