The Chancellor continued her drive for a new approach to growth
underpinned by stability, investment and reform today (23
July), as she chaired the first Growth Mission Board with
ministers across government.
views the forum as vital in
driving forward the Growth Mission, enabling her to work with her
colleagues across government to boost productivity, deliver good
jobs, and make everyone better off.
The Chancellor is focused on driving forward the Growth Mission,
including the development a modern Industrial Strategy, in
partnership with business, to remove barriers and provide key
sectors with the clarity and certainty they need to seize
growth opportunities
She will also work with ministerial colleagues to
develop the English Devolution bill to strengthen local
leadership and give new powers to metro mayors and combined
authorities to deliver growth across the country, alongside
improving the infrastructure planning regime to unlock investment
and boost grid connections.
Today's meeting follows the immediate steps the government has
taken to boost growth including announcing a series of planning
reforms to get Britain building; removing the de facto ban on
onshore wind; establishing the National Wealth Fund; announcing a
Pensions Review to unlock growth, boost investment and deliver
savings for pensioners; launching Skills England; and announcing
the white paper on getting Britain working again.
The Growth Mission is the first of five missions proposed by the
Government, each of which focus on ambitious, long-term
objectives for the country.
Chancellor of the Exchequer said:
“Growth is our number one mission and in our first few weeks
this Government is taking the tough decisions to deliver on that
agenda.
“From planning reform and supporting our future industries to
strengthening local leadership and forging ahead with new
infrastructure, our work has just begun to fix the foundations so
we can rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better
off.”
