![]() ![]() They said: “The existing gap between transport spending in London and the South compared to the North and Midlands is stark, and this is a positive step. In a joint statement they welcomed the local transport funding in the budget. Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley MP and James Lewis, Leader of Leeds City Council are co-chairs of the HS2 East campaign. Warrington, Milton Keynes, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will also benefit from the investment in new buses and related infrastructure.Ĭampaigners for the eastern leg of HS2 from Birmingham, via Nottinghamshire, to Leeds, said they were worried that the Government was still stalling on the multi-billion pound plans. In local travel news, Leicester was confirmed as one of a number of UK cities to get a share of £70 million to create Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas. However there was some good news for management, airlines and holiday companies operating at the Castle Donington airport after it was announced flights between airports in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be subject to a new lower rate of Air Passenger Duty from April 2023. The business case for an East Midlands Freeport, potentially supporting more than 25,000 jobs, was submitted to government earlier this autumn after getting provisional backing in the spring.Īn outline case suggests it could boost the East Midlands economy by £8.4 billion across 25 years.Īnd it says a further 30,000 indirect jobs could come off the back of the project, helping to improve local supply chains and energise the region’s economy. Other sites, including one planned for a wide area around East Midlands Airport on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border will still have to wait to hear when they can get going. The Autumn Budget and Spending Review revealed that Humber, Teesside and Thames will be able to start operating as low tax freeport sites from as early as next month. The East Midlands will have to wait a little longer for confirmation that it can have a freeport created here. ![]()
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