Recommendation 7

Abolishing the Industrial Strategy Council was a retrograde step. We are concerned that the Government has disregarded and rejected the benefit of independent long- term analysis and evaluation. Without independent scrutiny implementation of industrial policy will be compromised at best and ineffective at worst. The Council’s analysis and expertise in interpreting the strengths and weaknesses of the Industrial Strategy informed our inquiry, which is just one illustration of how independent oversight can be harnessed for wider scrutiny.