Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he plans for the Collaboration for Research in Infrastructure and Cities hub to be operational; and what funds have been provided from the public purse to establish that hub.

As outlined in the March 2015 Budget, £138 million of public funding has been allocated to the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) – subject to business case approval. The funding for UKCRIC, as well as the operational date of the Co-ordination Node (hub), is to be determined as part of the business case.