AQW 22512/22-27

Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 13/02/2025
Answered On Date: 25/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of any connections between Northern Ireland's low levels of regional research and development expenditure and our relatively low levels of productivity.

Answer:

Lower levels of investment in Research and Development is undoubtedly a factor in our relatively low productivity.