Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 32
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Rejected
Require Prime Minister to chair quarterly Growth Mission Board meetings and review strategy progress.
Recommendation
Finally, it is crucial that the industrial strategy and the wider growth mission has clear support from the Prime Minister. As such we recommend that the Prime Minister chairs quarterly sessions of the Growth Mission Board and that progress on the industrial strategy is reviewed at each such meeting that he chairs. (Recommendation, Paragraph 136) 76
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation for the Prime Minister to chair quarterly sessions of the Growth Mission Board, stating that the Chancellor chairs the Board, and the Prime Minister engages with the Growth Mission via other means.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
19.1. Delivery is central to the Growth Mission. Across government, strong emphasis is placed on ensuring that key growth measures and projects are not only announced but actively progressed and implemented. 19.2. Delivering the Industrial Strategy is a core part of that. DBT and HMT are working with other government departments (OGDs) to establish strong delivery mechanisms to drive progress. These will be being aligned with existing Growth Mission governance, including the ministerial Growth Mission Board. 19.3. The Growth Mission Board (GMB) is a Cabinet committee which oversees and drive progress on the Growth Mission, including the Industrial Strategy. The Growth Mission Board is chaired by the Chancellor. The Prime Minister is not a member of the Board but engages frequently via other means with the progress of the Growth Mission, including the Industrial Strategy. The Prime Minister has made his strong support for the Industrial Strategy clear, recognising it as a pivotal moment for Britain’s economy.