Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have (a) engaged with and (b) been supported by Growth Hubs in each year since the establishment of those hubs.
Local Enterprise Partnerships have reported the following metrics for Growth Hub engagement and support.
Year of operation | Individuals and businesses engaged | Businesses supported – light, medium and high-intensity support |
2017/18 | 897,940 | 130,833 |
2018/19 | 959,863 | 109,683 |
2019/20 | 1,658,616 | 168,737 |
2020/21 | 2,448,158 | 288,578 |
2021/22 | 2,224,186 | 182,170 |