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<p>The Department has not yet made a formal assessment in relation to the Industrial
Strategy, but believes it is making significant progress. This includes through significant
infrastructure investment projects, further investment planning, and the delivery
of commitments set out in the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy and the Transport
Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy.</p><p>The Department also provides funding across
the country through the Transforming Cities Fund; and it launched the Rebalancing
Toolkit in December 2017, to help new investment spread growth across the country.</p><p>The
Department has led work on the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, recently published
the Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, and has agreed a sector deal with the rail
industry.</p><p>On public procurement, the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard
has been embedded in the Department's major construction and capital investment projects,
and compliance with the Scorecard is regularly assessed and reported to Cabinet Office.
In 2016-17 the DfT Group spend with SMEs was 29.9% against an in-year target of 24%,
and it expects to have exceeded its target of 26% for 2017-18.</p>
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