A question on #DepartmentForBusinessAndTrade #IntellectualProperty tabled by Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

Heading: Department for Business and Trade: Intellectual Property
Question ID: 1809035
UIN: HL8010
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 4562
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how many intellectual property licences the Department for Business and Trade holds under contracts or terms of reference for (1) grants, (2) pre-procurement or proof of concept work, and (3) procurement; how many of those
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Date answered: 2025-06-16
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 3792
Answering Member display name: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Answering Member handle: WhitchurchGirl
Answering Member Twitter reference: @WhitchurchGirl
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Answer text: The requested information is not readily available in respect of grants, pre-procurement proofs of concept or contracts. Investigation work in order to collect relevant information would incur a disproportionate cost.
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
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