Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to attain agglomeration effects through face-to-face working as part of their strategy to increase productivity.

The Government is supporting innovation and face-to-face collaboration through its work to develop innovation hubs, investment zones and freeports. These initiatives incentivise clustering of related industries, creating localised knowledge networks and knowledge-sharing. In addition we are investing in infrastructure development to improve connectivity and accessibility within and between urban centres, fostering proximity and interaction.