{"value":{"id":179391,"memberId":1578,"member":null,"memberRole":"Minister of State for Universities and Science","uin":"HCWS281","dateMade":"2015-02-12T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":26,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","title":"Regional Growth Fund","text":"<p>We are today announcing that Regional Growth Fund support in England has been expanded by nearly £300 million, bringing the total investment in local jobs and enterprise over the 6 rounds to £2.85 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The additional support has been awarded to 63 bidders in Round 6 of the Regional Growth Fund alongside projects and programmes awarded exceptional Regional Growth Fund support.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the organisations supported in Round 6 can be found below.</p><p> </p><p>Total Regional Growth Fund investment is now expected to create or safeguard 580,000 jobs and leverage £16 billion of private sector support across England by the middle of the next decade. Over 100,000 of these jobs have already been created or safeguarded and £3.35 billion of private sector investment leveraged.</p><p> </p><p>The Regional Growth Fund was launched in 2010; it provides grants to projects and programmes with significant potential for economic growth, leveraging private sector investment and creating or safeguarding jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations are invited to bid for support in rounds and this is the sixth such round to date.</p><p> </p><p>Combined with the £7 billion allocated so far to the Local Enterprise Partnerships through Growth Deals, the Regional Growth Fund is delivering tangible benefits across England. <strong><br> List of Projects and Programmes</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><p>The University of Nottingham</p><p> </p><p>Eicher Motors Limited</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>East of England</strong></p><p> </p><p>Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited</p><p> </p><p>Bosch Lawn and Garden Limited</p><p> </p><p>Nwes &amp; Archant</p><p> </p><p>CTruk Boats Limited</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p><p> </p><p>FSE Social Impact Accelerator (Programme) Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Cavendish Consortium</p><p> </p><p>Sharing in Growth UK Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Economic Solutions Lt</p><p> </p><p>Creative England</p><p> </p><p>YTKO</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>North East</strong></p><p> </p><p>Siro (UK) Limited</p><p> </p><p>Bristol Laboratories Limited</p><p> </p><p>Procter and Gamble Technical Centres Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Company name withheld</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>North West</strong></p><p> </p><p>St Helens Chamber Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Economic Solutions Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Cumbria Chamber of Commerce</p><p> </p><p>East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and Industry</p><p> </p><p>Victrex PLC</p><p> </p><p>MSIF</p><p> </p><p>M Sport Ltd</p><p> </p><p>HPL Prototypes Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Hanson Springs Ltd</p><p> </p><p>S Cartwright &amp; Sons (Coachbuilders) Limited</p><p> </p><p>Barnfield Investment Properties Limited</p><p> </p><p>The University of Manchester</p><p> </p><p>BioCity Nottingham Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Reform Energy PLC</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>South East</strong></p><p> </p><p>Vector Aerospace International Limited</p><p> </p><p>Aeromet International PLC</p><p> </p><p>North Sails</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>South West</strong></p><p> </p><p>City College Plymouth</p><p> </p><p>University of the West of England</p><p> </p><p>Plymouth University/SWMAS Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Avanti Communications Group plc</p><p> </p><p>Plessey Semiconductors Limited</p><p> </p><p>University of Gloucestershire</p><p> </p><p>Ashwoods Automotive Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited</p><p> </p><p>Corin Limited South West</p><p> </p><p>Spirent Communications PLC</p><p> </p><p>Tulip Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Goonhilly Earth Station</p><p> </p><p>Hymec Aerospace (UK) Ltd</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><p>NTM GB Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Easat Antennas Limited</p><p> </p><p>Brose UK Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce</p><p> </p><p>The Lighting Industry Association Ltd</p><p> </p><p>ARLINGTON WHEELS LIMITED</p><p> </p><p>Stobart Biomass Products Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Conder Structures</p><p> </p><p>University of Wolverhampton</p><p> </p><p>Jaguar Land Rover Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Rimstock plc</p><p> </p><p>Company name withheld</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p><p> </p><p>BE Group</p><p> </p><p>CS WIND UK LIMITED</p><p> </p><p>Finance Yorkshire Limited</p><p> </p><p>Kemira Chemicals UK Ltd</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":1,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":179403,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2015-02-12T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/179391","method":"GET"}]}