ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lack of support held back local industrial strategies

Local leaders must be given a say in the Government’s Plan for Growth as it prepares to replace the national Industrial Strategy, a report by MPs has concluded.

Local leaders must be given a say in the Government's Plan for Growth, MPs have urged.

A report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee published today also found efforts to produce local industrial strategies have been held back by limited support from central government.

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