Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Gibson and John Stevenson

Tuesday 9th May 2023 Commons Chamber

[Peter Gibson (Darlington) (Con)]

1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of investment zones on the performance of the economy.

[John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con)]

25. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of investment zones on the performance of the economy.

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen)]

I would like to inform the House that the Chancellor is not with us today because he is at the G7 in Japan.

The refocused investment zones programme will grow the UK economy and bring investment to areas that have traditionally underperformed economically. The programme will catalyse 12 high-potential, knowledge-intensive growth clusters across the UK, including four across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in our key future sectors.