Economic Situation: Greater Manchester
(asked on 11th December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Enhanced Trade Partnership between his Department and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the local economy.
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 3rd January 2025
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Greater Manchester Combined Authority have developed an enhanced local partnership to target local and national support to identified high export growth potential businesses in the GM region. This was launched on 21st November and we expect to understand initial impacts on export growth after 12 months.