Net Zero Teesside has received approval for their Development Consent Order, with the project set to create and support up to 4,000 jobs and add £300 million annually to the economy. Middlesbrough will benefit from £20 million in funding for healthcare, education, housing, and transport improvements. A total of £40 million investment in Middlesbrough and RedcarCleveland aims to equip Teesside for success. The HS2 railway connecting London to Birmingham is projected to boost the West Midlands economy by £10 billion over the next decade.
Shadow Rail Minister Stephen Morgan said reform was ‘urgent’ and with Labour ‘it is coming’. He committed to a guiding mind and ending fragmentation by bringing passenger services back into public ownership, while putting decisions back in the hands of industry experts. #GBA24 https://t.co/wyieifDsrf
Today we brought together local authority leaders, MPs and businesses to discuss benefits & opportunities of investment in the East Midlands. I called for ministerial support on 2 key schemes: the Midland Main Line Electrification and A46 Newark Bypass. https://t.co/yUVn9z4OIX
A railways day. I started at the Network Rail training centre in Walsall and then visited @AlstomUK in Oxley Wolverhampton We discussed Labour’s plans to reform our railways,the need for long term investment and my plans to increase apprenticeships and create better paid jobs https://t.co/FeEOlgLg8v
The HS2 railway linking London to Birmingham could boost the West Midlands economy by £10bn during the next 10 years, according to research. https://t.co/TZidhtOgcR
I’m excited by the potential role of Very Light Rail in our transport systems and I enjoyed learning more about this innovative technology, at the National Innovation Centre last week. It's projects like this, funded through a DfT scheme, that could transform the way we travel. https://t.co/VS96jJRyOl
In Digbeth for the launch of @HS2ltd 'From trains to cranes' report carried out by @ArcadisUK which sets out the vast economic impact that the certainty of #HS2 is bringing. Huge opportunities for Northern cities to see a similar impact if government invest in infrastructure. https://t.co/jSRODo0RwT
Really good to see a cross-party welcome for today’s levelling up partnership investment in #Middlesbrough. A £40m package covering the town and @RedcarCleveland is just the latest part of a coordinated plan to equip Teesside to succeed. https://t.co/6pKQA4YGSt
A major £20m funding injection will help make Middlesbrough healthier, safer and more ambitious. A host of projects across the borough - including in east Middlesbrough, Hemlington and the town centre - will benefit from the funding from @luhc Read more https://t.co/OfInuljR5k https://t.co/GQ6loS0NMi
Thanks to our levelling up partnerships, Middlesbrough will benefit from funding worth £20 million to make improvements to healthcare, education, housing and transport. https://t.co/tOPAV9yS7g https://t.co/674MdWST7Z
Net Zero Teesside has had their DCO approved!♻ The project will create and support up to 4,000 jobs during construction and operations and add up to £300million to the economy per year👏 Investment, local jobs and opportunities for local people. All part of the plan 💪 https://t.co/PlykA5XTke