Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 12
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Overall, the Industrial Strategy’s blend of horizontal policies with vertical sector- based interventions and a...
Conclusion
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.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The 2017 Industrial Strategy consisted of several core programmes, including Sector Deals, Grand Challenges and Missions, Foundations and Local Industrial Strategies. Delivery of ongoing aspects of the 2017 Industrial Strategy will continue, with some programmes continuing in their current form and other policies being evolved as part of the Plan for Growth.