HC Deb 31 October 2002 vol 391 c962W
10. Michael Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on the promotion in the workplace of science and engineering education among 16 year olds. [76427]

Alan Johnson

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills has lead responsibility for education matters, but I and other Ministerial colleagues, notably my noble Friend the Minister for Science and Innovation, are also interested and discuss these matters with our colleagues as and when appropriate.

20. Dr. Naysmith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the initiatives her Department has been developing to encourage entrepreneurial education for science and engineering students. [76440]

Ms Hewitt

The Department introduced the Science Enterprise Challenge to establish a network of centres in UK universities, specialising in the teaching and practice of entrepreneurialism and commercialisation in science and technology.

Thirteen Science Enterprise Centres have been established involving 54 UK universities with £43.9 million of government funding.