Caroline Ansell, the Eastbourne MP asked a question just before Parliament closed down and her question was significant, but the response from the Minister who was Paul Scully who is the Minister for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology set out a very significant response. It will of course needs to be adopted by the Government but it certainly sounds very significant. It can be found here

Caroline Ansell: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support innovation and growth in the technology sector.

Paul Scully: This Government has a mission to make the UK the most innovative economy in the world and the growth of our tech industry is one of the engines to achieve this. We’ve invested in the sector through the Science and Technology Framework, backed by over £370m in our five priority technologies. We are also prioritising digital skills training and are supporting over 22,000 tech businesses to grow via the Digital Growth Grant.