City Deal could help Hull create jobs and boost growth
HULL is on track to win "radical" cash-raising powers to help create jobs and boost growth after the Government invited it to bid for "City Deal" status.
It comes as ministers asked 20 cities across England to come up with ideas to divert cash and power away from London.
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Thrilled: Greg Clark.
The Government has already signed agreements worth millions of pounds with eight major cities, but today Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced plans to extend the scheme to cities like Hull.
Mr Clegg said: "I want Hull and the Humber to come up with ambitious and innovative proposals to help them make changes that will be felt by everyone across their region."
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Cities Minister Greg Clark said it was "a big opportunity", and that he was "thrilled" that Hull could be part of the City Deals programme.
He said: "The Humber has huge potential economically, especially when you consider its geography, skills and heritage. Marine engineering is an industry that will have great global importance in future.
"It seems to me the best people to take major decisions on Hull and the Humber are those who live and work there, rather than people in London."
Hull and 19 other local authorities will be invited to draw up proposals stating what powers they want from the Government, and what they can offer in return – for example, the creation of new jobs.
Although City Deals can involve receiving Government cash for specific projects, it also means councils gaining more control over existing funds administered by Westminster, and making it easier to raise money from the private sector.
City council leader Stephen Brady said he was "very pleased" to be one of the 20 cities asked to bid, adding that it would be "a useful starting point to work out what a City Deal could look like for the Hull and Humber region".
Hull City Council has until January 15 to submit a bid together with the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.
Comments
by SPBlakeney
Monday, October 29 2012, 7:09PM
“Cool! Guildhall has only to tax every traveller illegal setting up camp lately and there be enough cash raised for what...three, four NHS yachts in the Humber! Someone please take the responsibility for decision making/policy AWAY from grey suits/councillors and give to communities,members of which have more common sense than every rosette be-ribboned councillor in the Guildhall Grand Palais.”
by OnlyMe99
Monday, October 29 2012, 3:46PM
“If only Hull City Council were of the right calibre to make a scheme like this work....”
by Markohull
Monday, October 29 2012, 3:37PM
“This could be our chance Kingston upon Hull CC and LEP you need only to look at the City Deals already agreed...dont be shy these must be huge proposals one of the biggest and best would be a tram system to bring cross city transport into the 21st century..link it to the docks with Siemens P&O etc and lets bring this place to life.”
by rabidbadger
Monday, October 29 2012, 2:00PM
“How about starting a local currency like they've just done in Bristol:
http://tinyurl.com/7etymsp
This way we don't need to grovel to government agencies, we simply take matters into our own hands. We don't even need to worry about how to set up a local currency as we can shamelessly copy Bristol - if it works why not? Local businesses, farms and the local economy in general would be boosted, the only losers being the national/multinational corporations. I believe this sort of system would work particularly well in Hull, due to our strong sense of local pride. Hull pound anyone?”
by francis31
Monday, October 29 2012, 12:46PM
“bring it on lets get hull working again!!! :-)))”