Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how combined authorities are being supported to develop world‑class industrial clusters as part of local growth plans.

Local Growth Plans are central to delivering growth and boosting living standards in every corner of the country. Government has worked directly in partnership with Mayoral Strategic Authorities to co-agree regional growth priorities, including ensuring this supports the growth of priority sectors in places to help inform and deliver the National Industrial Strategy alongside supporting local ambitions.

MHCLG is giving Mayoral Strategic Authorities the tools to support these clusters in a variety of ways with £2.6 billion of Investment Zone funding, new integrated settlements, £902 million Local Growth Funding, £500 million Mayoral Revolving Growth Funding, and £800 million City Densification Funding.