Economic Growth

(asked on 17th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government how the baseline and measures for the proposed assessment of growth by every postcode in the UK will be established.


Answered by
Lord Pitt-Watson Portrait
Lord Pitt-Watson
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 6th August 2026

The Government's ambition is to support good growth across all parts of the United Kingdom. As set out in the Prime Minister's recent Machinery of Government Statement, No10 North will be responsible for driving good growth through devolution and working in close partnership with local leaders, businesses, and communities to strengthen place-based growth


The Government is considering how best to assess progress against its growth ambitions and will provide further details as policy development progresses.

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