About cities and regions

Communities and Local Government's vision is to create economically strong cities and regions which enhance England's national prosperity and provide opportunities for everyone, wherever they happen to live.

We aim to narrow disparities in growth rates between different regions by boosting the economic performance of all regions and helping English cities to compete in the international market. This will help us to create vibrant, diverse and attractive places where people want to live, work and play.

The performance of the major cities is crucial in lifting regional economies and the performance of cities and regions is inter-dependent.

The Local Government White Paper published in October 2006 stressed the importance of cities and highlighted the need for strong local leadership for improving economic growth.

In this section find out more about the work going on:

in our cities - including more about our work with the core cities to achieve economic prosperity, the State of the English Cities report and promoting good practice in urban design
in our regions - including our work to create robust economies in conjunction with regional and inter-regional bodies such as the Regional Development Agencies and the Northern Way

On this site you will find detailed information for policy practitioners about our cities and regions policy, regional economic policy (including inter-regional growth strategies), the review of sub-national economic development, regeneration, sustainable urban design and property issues as well as the latest on European aid for regional economic development.