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Job Creation: Aldridge-Brownhills

Commons · Question 50128 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new jobs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 12 May 2025

The High Growth Accelerator is a great example of locally led business growth delivered by the West Midlands Combined Authority through Business Growth West Midlands. Last year’s pilot saw fifty SMEs on track to boost investment and turnover by £20m with ...