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Lord Lucas (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 30 June 2025

Debate

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

Contribution

I will follow my noble friend and ask about Cinderella geographies. Coastal East Sussex is included in south-east England, but the examples given of the south-east are the Solent and Oxford, which are both four hours away. How does a bit of England that is not currently mentioned in or connected to the industrial strategy find purchase with this policy and document? What would the Minister recommend as a strategy for coastal East Sussex in trying to become part of the industrial strategy? Will he draw to his colleagues’ attention the virtues of the British Council initiative Alumni UK as a way of building international networks for industrial strategy businesses?

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