Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, where the Technology Centre of Expertise will be based.

A top priority of the International Technology Strategy is to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise, part of British Investment Partnerships, to support sustainable economic growth around the world. The Technology Centre of Expertise will be a digital platform hosted by the FCDO that will signpost our network and partners to repositories of knowledge, evidence and learning resources and provide access to digital and technology expertise from the UK Government, private sector, civil society and academia. Further details will be confirmed in due course as the business case for Technology Centre of Expertise is developed.