Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) processes, (b) timeframe and (c) deadlines he has set for the establishment of science and innovation audits; what support his Department and its agencies plan to provide to people undertaking such audits; whether he plans for all local enterprise partnerships to conduct such audits; and what guidance he plans to issue on such audits.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is currently developing the process and timeframe for the establishment of science and innovation audits. Formal guidance will be issued in the coming months.