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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to local authorities in Leicester and Leicestershire to develop and publish a Local Growth Plan; and what timeline is expected for the publication of such a plan.

Local partners play an important role in driving growth in their region, and many local authorities already have a local economic strategy in place. While the duty to produce Local Growth Plans set out in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act is placed upon Mayoral Strategic Authorities, I welcome the positive steps local authorities across Leicester and Leicestershire have taken in working together to develop a Strategic Growth Plan. The Government has published guidance for Local Growth Plans which all authorities are welcome to refer to as they continue to work on their own growth plan.