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Recommendation 8
8
The abolition of the Industrial Strategy Council removes the opportunity to provide independent analysis over...
Recommendation
The abolition of the Industrial Strategy Council removes the opportunity to provide independent analysis over industrial policy in the long term. The Government must ensure that effective scrutiny is put in place in another form in order to measure outcomes and constantly evaluate the strategy. The Council’s abolition removes the opportunity to provide independent analysis that allows an iterative approach to optimising industrial policy over the long term. (Paragraph 42) Foundations and missions
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
83. The Government has noted the Select Committee’s interest in the role of the National Economy and Recovery Taskforce (NERT) in developing industrial policy, and its recommendation to publish the dates and minutes of NERT meetings. However, it is a long-established precedent that information about discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.