Humber: £9.9m to boost Further Education facilities and transport links
AN EXTRA £9.9m will be invested in the Humber between 2016 and 2021 after the city region’s growth deal was increased.
The funding will support capital investment at Further Education providers, transport investment in Hull, Goole, Stallingborough and on the A18, and will also be used to attract new businesses, visitors and residents into Hull’s historic Old Town and Cleethorpes town centre.
Lord Haskins of Skidby, chairman of the Humber LEP, said: “We have ambitious plans for the Humber and this further allocation of Local Growth Fund money helps support our long term strategy. I am pleased that we have been able to demonstrate again the case for investment to support growth around the Humber, building on the success of last year’s allocation.
“I very much welcome devolved funding for projects decided by local leaders who know what the priorities are on the ground. The LEP and its partners are making good progress with the implementation of last year’s projects, and we look forward to getting on with these as well.”
In addition, the Government is also committed in principle to the development of the delivery of an office and retail scheme on Cartergate through discounted Public works Loan Board borrowing.
