Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance

Mr. Oaten
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what projects have been granted funding under the advanced manufacturing package.

Ian Lucas
The advanced manufacturing package announced on 28 July 2009 provides £151.5 million of support to British manufacturers. Key projects include £45 million funding to Rolls-Royce to support four new advanced manufacturing facilities built in the UK, £45 million to support Rolls-Royce led research and technology critical to the development of low-carbon aircraft engines, £40 million investment in SAMULET research and technology programme, a £12 million expansion of the Printable Electronics Centre in Sedgefield, an additional £5 million investment from the Technology Strategy Board in collaborative R&D projects as part of its high value manufacturing competition, and a £0.5 million investment to support the development of a centre of excellence for silicon design in the south west.