Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 72491

Water: Small Businesses

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding streams are available for SMEs offering (a) patented and (b) environmentally beneficial technologies in the water sector.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
There are a number of funding schemes available to innovative companies and SMEs in the water sector. Since 2020, Ofwat’s £600m Innovation Fund has supported 109 projects and facilitated almost 300 collaborations between companies, universities, charities...

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