Co-Chair of the Midlands Engine APPG, Darren Henry MP, today asked the Prime Minister to commit to firing up the Midlands Engine and ensuring that the Midlands is included within the Government's levelling up agenda. 

Midlands Engine APPG Co-Chair Darren Henry MP asked:

"As Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Midlands Engine, I am determined to champion the Midlands Engine and make sure that the Midlands, the largest regional economy outside of London, is not left behind in the Government’s levelling-up agenda. Will the Prime Minister commit to investing in the heart of our country and fire up the Midlands Engine?"

The Prime Minister responded that:

"My Honourable Friend is completely right in his support for the Midlands Engine. That is why we are investing another £200 million from the Getting ​Building Fund into the Midlands Engine region. I will be happy to write to him in the next few days about what we are doing for levelling up in the Midlands."

The Prime Minister has also since written directly to Darren Henry MP in response to his question.