Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will develop employment support pilot programmes in West Midlands Combined Authority, in addition to those in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

The trailblazer deals for Greater Manchester and West Midlands were developed alongside the combined authorities to help address local priorities, resulting in partly bespoke offers to each combined authority alongside joint commitments to both, aligned to the priorities of each area.

Full details of the WMCA deal can be found here: West Midlands Combined Authority: “Trailblazer” deeper devolution deal - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)