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4.74 Other announcements being taken forward by the government at Autumn
Statement which support UK advanced manufacturing firms include expanding
the Made Smarter Adoption programme, responding to Lord Harrington’s review
of foreign direct investments, championing apprenticeship provision through the
growth sectors apprenticeship pilot and providing details of further Investment
Zones focused on the sector. The government will shortly set out more on its
actions to support investment and growth in the manufacturing sector with the
publication of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan and UK Battery Strategy.
5.138 Business innovation support – The government will invest £145 million
through Innovate UK to support business innovation. This includes £20 million for
productivity and decarbonisation of foundation industries, £50 million for battery
innovation, £50 million for investment in Catapults, and £25 million for innovation in
critical technologies.
5.159 Manufacturing Funding – Funding of £4.5 billion will be made available
starting in 2025-26 lasting for five years for eight manufacturing sub-sectors:
automotive (particularly zero emission vehicles, their batteries and supply chains),
aerospace, life sciences, and clean energy (carbon capture, utilisation and storage,
electricity networks, hydrogen, nuclear and offshore wind).