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Motion · S6M-03193 · 10 Feb 2022

Glasgow to Share in £100 million Innovation Accelerator Funding

Lodged by Sandesh Gulhane Standard Motion 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges the announcement in the UK Government's White Paper, Levelling Up the United Kingdom, with a stated aim of closing the gap between the UK’s highest and lowest performing cities, that Glasgow City Region is to be one of three new Innovation Accelerator areas; understands that it will receive a share of £100 million of UK Government funding to propagate innovation, research and development work; believes that this will help Scotland continue what it sees as its vital role in keeping the UK at the forefront of global science and research, support high-quality jobs, regional economic regeneration and prosperity, and provide opportunities for local people, by combining excellent research with cutting-edge industry as inspired, it understands, by the Stanford-Silicon Valley and MIT-Boston academic-industry models; understands that the UK Government will seek to work collaboratively with the Scottish Government to deliver on this initiative, and further understands that this announcement adds to a £200 million investment for projects in Scotland supported by the Levelling Up Fund, the UK Community Renewal Fund and the Community Ownership Fund.

Supporters (21)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.