§ 15. Kevin BrennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to promote knowledge transfer between the university sector and British industry. [42864]
§ Ms HewittThe Government's two White Papers, "Excellence and Opportunity", published in July 2000, and "Opportunity for All", published in February 2001, set out our science and innovation policy for the 2P' century, and include a comprehensive range of measures to help promote knowledge transfer between the university sector and British industry. We are making excellent progress.
We are considering, as part of the Government's spending review, how to further develop these initiatives to build on universities' potential as drivers of growth in the knowledge economy.