Local Growth Plans: Leicestershire
The question
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.
Answered by Nesil Caliskan
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.
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