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Written Question
Pilot Schemes: Darlington
Friday 4th July 2025

Asked by: Lola McEvoy (Labour - Darlington)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using Darlington as a pilot case study for the place based reforms to the Green Book.

Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Following the Green Book Review 2025, the government has committed to introducing place-based business cases. These will help to identify the right combination of long-term interventions needed to unlock growth in a particular area. The government will set out further details on place-based business cases in due course.