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[holding answer 27 March 2012]: Policy relating to intellectual policy, as a stand-alone matter, is for BIS and the Intellectual Property Office, who are an executive agency of BIS. DECC clearly has an interest in ensuring that the intellectual policy is developed in a way that supports innovation in the energy and climate change fields. We would therefore work with BIS on this area, as would other Departments. Any work with BIS on this area would normally be led by DECC's procurement or legal areas. We have consulted them and they are not aware of any DECC work in the intellectual property policy development area, at this time. |