Iain Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to A UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies, how many times the Leadership Council has met; and what the items for discussion were at each meeting.
Mr David Willetts
The Agri-Tech Leadership Council has met four times. The items discussed are set out below:
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Date |
Subjects discussed |
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23rd September 2013 |
1. Launch of the Agri-Tech Strategy and future implications for the Leadership Council 2. Funding position 3. Leadership Council – general principles and roles, skills and knowledge 4. Communications – general principles and ways of working 5. Catalyst process and timetable 6. Marketplace Networking Events for the Centres for Agricultural Innovation |
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26th November 2013 |
1. Centres for Agricultural Innovation – reflections and next steps 2. Leadership Council – Outcomes, Metrics, Management 3. Information and Project Plan 4. Evaluation of the Agri-Tech Strategy 5. UKTI approach on exports and inward investment 6. Communications 7. International funding 8. Skills and knowledge transfer |
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16th January 2013 |
1. Agri-Tech Strategy small and medium size enterprise perspective 2. Update on Catalyst bids and the Agri-Informatics Centre 3. Potential private sector investment in Centres for Agricultural Innovation 4. UKTI Programme on agri-tech inward investment and exports 5. Skills 6. Communications |
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2nd April 2014 |
1. Agri-Engineering 2. Updates on the first successful Catalyst projects and discussions with the private sector on Centres for Agricultural Innovation. 3. Next steps in establishing the Centres 4. Skills – update on next steps 5. Priorities for the Leadership Council in next 12 months |
In addition, the Leadership Council held a telephone conference on 24th February 2014 which discussed the proposed timetable and actions for commissioning the Centre for Agri-Informatics and Metrics of Sustainability, and arrangements for evaluating the Agri-Tech Strategy.
