Recommendation 12

Overall, the Industrial Strategy’s blend of horizontal policies with vertical sector- based interventions and a mission-oriented approach offered significant flexibility for policymakers. The mission-based approach helped to provide direction of travel and focus for both the Government and industry on a set of objectives, though 50 Post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial policy in the UK converting the missions into discrete and specific policy programmes that spanned government departments and delivered meaningful engagement in local economies proved challenging.