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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what fiscal measures his Department is taking to support infrastructure projects in Suffolk.

Growth Deals provide funds to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) for projects that benefit the local area and economy. New Anglia LEP’s total Growth Deal with Government is worth £290.8m and is supporting a number of key local infrastructure projects in Suffolk. This includes a commitment of £5m for a Beccles relief road, a feasibility study on the options of a third river crossing in Lowestoft and £5m to support superfast broadband roll-out across the county.