Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Business Relationship Managers will be employed on the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme.

Three Business Relationship Managers will be employed to work on the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP). These Business Relationship Managers will be supporting suppliers across the UK.

Business Relationship Managers will themselves be supported by the Defence and Security Accelerator's (DASA) existing network of Innovation Partners, and Access to Mentoring and Finance Partners who are based across all English regions and the Devolved Administrations to provide support to suppliers wishing to work with and access funding via DASA.