Businesses urged to take part in Industrial Strategy consultation

Businesses are being urged to contribute to consultation about the Government’s Industrial Strategy.

Prime Minister Theresa May launched the Green Paper setting out the strategy at her first regional cabinet meeting in January.

The consultation began on the same day and will run until 17 April.

The strategy is based on ten pillars for growth, including investing in science, research and innovations, upgrading infrastructure, delivering affordable energy and green growth and encouraging trade and inward investment.

East Midlands Chamber will be putting together a formal response to the consultation but wants regionally-located companies to drive the feedback.

Chris Hobson, Director of Policy at the Chamber, said:-

“The East Midlands is one of the most influential parts of the country when it comes to creating jobs and wealth and driving the national economy. It is the spine of manufacturing in the country and a world leader in low carbon innovation and high technology.

“It is imperative that the views of regional businesses are included in any feedback to the consultation, whether collectively through the Chamber, individually or both, particularly for sectors where this region has obvious strengths but also when it comes to developing skills and long-term infrastructure plans.

“We are expecting Government to launch its Midlands Engine strategy in the very near future and the way the two strategies combine will be crucial to regional businesses, making feedback to the consultation even more important.”

The Chamber will be putting together a series of workshops across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire in coming weeks to discuss the two strategies with businesses.