Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: The UK and US sanction leading Iranian military figures and entities following the attack on IsraelFound: Seid Mir Ahmad Nooshin, Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) Director and four further individuals
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: The UK and US sanction leading Iranian military figures and entities following the attack on IsraelFound: Seid Mir Ahmad Nooshin, Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) Director and four further individuals
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Secretary of State speech at the Manufacturing Technologies Association exhibition, BirminghamFound: government that, last year, announced a £4.5 billion plan to back advanced manufacturing industries like aerospace
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024Found: Structural engineer 2122 Mechanical engineers • Aeronautical engineer (professional) • Aerospace
Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: NHS leadership, performance and patient safetyFound: Recent topics have included: speaking up models (featuring speakers from academia, the judiciary and aerospace
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: That is what we add to the aerospace system.
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Central Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when (a) the First Minister and (b) any other member of the Scottish Government (i) last met and (ii) will next meet with any representative of Scotland's defence industry.
Answered by Lochhead, Richard - Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade
Scottish Ministers continue to have a positive relationship with the defence industries, and regularly engage with both individual companies and the wider trade associations.
Ministers last engaged with defence industry representatives on 6 March 2024, when I attended Space-Comm Expo at the invitation of ADS Group.
The Chair of the Aerospace and Defence Industry Leadership Group is also a standing member of the Industry Leadership Group (ILG) Chairs’ Roundtable discussions that take place quarterly and was last chaired by the former Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy.
The next ILG Chairs Roundtable discussion is scheduled to take place in early May and will be co-chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy.
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Government ramps up work to secure supplies of medicines and smartphone chipsFound: also enable innovation, drive growth, and are essential to the UK’s world-leading industries, from aerospace
Oral Evidence Apr. 15 2024
Inquiry: Scotland's space sectorFound: The most common path into the sector is to do a degree in physics or engineering, particularly aerospace
Asked by: Lord Naseby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government why a grant of £8 million was recently paid to Vertical Aerospace to develop a flying taxi company at a time when the firm faced material uncertainty.
Answered by Lord Offord of Garvel - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
A research consortium led by Vertical Aerospace, including four universities, was awarded an Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme grant to develop propeller technology.
The ATI Programme co-funds UK research and development activity with industry to develop zero-carbon and ultra-efficient aircraft technology. Grants are awarded after a competitive process, with only the best projects recommended - those that offer real innovation, emissions reduction and tangible economic benefits to the UK.
Due diligence checks are completed ahead of all awards, with grants paid in arrears based on activity delivered against an agreed plan. Safeguards are in place in the event of business failure.