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Recommendation 22
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Accepted
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In response to this report the Government should set out how it intends to take...
Recommendation
In response to this report the Government should set out how it intends to take forward a sectoral approach to industrial policy. The Government should explain how reprioritisation may be consistent with maintaining the existing deals and whether a coordinated process will be established for agreeing new sector deals.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government clarifies its sectoral approach involves publishing visions for high-growth sectors, citing the Life Sciences Sector Vision as an example, and confirms that while the Sector Deals Programme is now closed to new deals, existing deals will continue.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
35. The Government remains committed to building long-term strategic partnerships with businesses across all sectors. The Plan for Growth committed to set out a vision for high-growth sectors and technologies where the country is well placed to develop a 8 Post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial policy in the UK: Government Response globally competitive advantage.
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