Sir.–I want to let you and your readers know that businesses across England can now apply for a share of £350million of Government support to help create jobs and grow their business.

The fourth round of the will be open until March 20, and I encourage local businesses to apply for the fund.

It is a competitive fund, so your bids will be competing against others and the first three rounds are expected to deliver more than £13billion of private sector investment and create or safeguard more than 500,000 jobs across the country.

More information is available at gov.uk/understanding-theregional-growth-fund Good luck!

–Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise.