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Industry: Isle of Wight

Asked by Richard QuigleyLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 2 September 2024UIN 2622

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the industrial strategy applies to the Isle of Wight.

Answered by Sarah Jones

This Government will introduce a modern Industrial Strategy to drive long-term sustainable, inclusive and secure growth - through securing investment into crucial sectors of the economy. To do this, we will work in partnership with local and regional leaders to support successful industries across all nations and regions of the UK. This work will support the Government’s growth mission: to drive the highest sustained growth in the G7, aligned with our missions to increase opportunities for all and make Britain a clean energy superpower.

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