Economic Regeneration: North West Derek Twigg 22. To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the performance of local authorities in promoting economic regeneration in the north-west. Ms Rosie Winterton There are many examples of local authority activity to promote economic regeneration in the north-west. Local authorities were recently assessed as part of the joint inspectorate comprehensive area assessment (CAA). The results are publicly available on the Oneplace website.