Oral Question·Treasury
“What steps she is taking to increase economic growth in the North East.”
Tabled: 2 April 2025Answered: 8 April 2025
Asked by
Emma Foody
Labour (Co-op) — Cramlington and Killingworth
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Emma Reynolds)
Securing economic growth across the country is the Government’s No. 1 mission. We are working in partnership with the Mayor of the North East, providing the North East combined authority with an integrated funding settlement from ’26-27, and working with it on its local growth plan.