HC Deb 05 March 1993 vol 220 cc341-2W
Mr. David Marshall

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on Government support for private sector advanced technological research.

Mr. Leigh

The Government encourage the private sector to carry out additional technological research through a number of collaborative Research and Development schemes eg the Government-wide LINK scheme and DTI's advanced technology programmes.

There are also DTI schemes specifically designed to meet the needs of smaller companies, such as SMART (small firms merit award for research and technology) and SPUR (support for products under research), both of which provide single company research and development support.