Industry

(asked on 19th December 2017) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the sustainability of sectors that do not agree sector deals.


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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 27th December 2017

Businesses have emphatically welcomed our proposal to have sector deals - strategic, long term partnerships between industry and government to grow, invest and increase productivity.

The Government is prepared to work with any sector which can self-organise behind strong leadership and bring forward compelling proposals for a Sector Deal that demonstrate a significant impact to their productivity and earning power and which align with our Industrial Strategy.

There is no requirement for a sector to have a Sector Deal and we do not anticipate concluding Sector Deals with every sector. Criteria for the assessment of Sector Deal proposals are set out in our Industrial Strategy.

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