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Written Question
Business: Stoke on Trent
Tuesday 21st January 2020

Asked by: Jack Brereton (Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent South)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in Stoke-on-Trent.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub has received more than £1m over five years and in the previous financial year supported over 5000 local businesses, including ceramics companies.

Furthermore, £98m of Local Growth Funding is supporting projects across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire such as the Heat Academy at Stoke-on-Trent College to help businesses access the skills they need to compete and grow.