Economic Growth

Department for Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 17 September 2015.

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Photo of Justin Madders Justin Madders Labour, Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government has (a) allocated to promote growth in the English regions and (b) paid out to local projects since 2010.

Photo of James Wharton James Wharton Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Northern Powerhouse)

Promoting economic growth throughout the UK, including the English regions is a high priority for the Government which is reflected in initiatives like the Northern Powerhouse, City Deals and the Local Growth Fund. Since 2010 the Government has invested in a range of programmes to support economic growth including: skills and apprenticeships; infrastructure including transport, broadband and housing; business support, research and innovation.

The Government has invested £2.9 billion through the Regional Growth Fund and £730 million through the Growing Places Fund and has allocated £7.7 billion through the Local Growth Fund. This is all in addition to wider central and local government spending in the English regions on skills, transport and business support.

The Government has established Local Enterprise Partnerships to manage and coordinate growth programmes in places and devolved funding and power through City Deals, Growth Deals and Devolution Deals, so that local areas can take greater control of delivering economic growth.

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