Chancellor commits £392m to Midlands LEPs

CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond said he is committed to closing the gap between London and rest of the country in his Autumn Statement today.

The Government is to invest £5m in development funding for the Midlands Rail Hub and a programme of rail upgrades in and around central Birmingham that could provide up to 10 additional trains per hour.

The Chancellor also said there will be £392m to LEPs in the Midlands, and that the government will continue to work towards a second devolution deal with the West Midlands Combined Aut... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...