FOREWORD
The Northern Powerhouse is our vision for a super-connected and globally-competitive northern economy with a flourishing private sector and a highly-skilled population.
With the North being home to over 15 million people – nearly a quarter of the UK’s population, half of the UK’s major cities and almost 30 universities – the potential of the Northern Powerhouse and its £330bn economy is huge.
A thriving northern economy where people in cities, towns and rural communities enjoy better access to higher paying jobs and a better quality of life is vital to our national economic success.
Connectivity is central to this, and that’s why we’re delivering unprecedented levels of investment – over £13bn in fact – in better transport across the North. As this brochure highlights, government has also given Transport for the North statutory status.
This means we now have England’s first sub-national transport body equipped with the legal powers and duties to make recommendations to transform road, rail, sea and air connections across the Northern Powerhouse over the next 30 years.
With the support of government, the success of the Northern Powerhouse will be determined by the people who live there.
Working together with Colliers International and our coalition of private and public sector partners from across the Northern Powerhouse, we can continue to attract and retain the best talent. This will ensure long-term sustainable increases in productivity and growth in the North for generations to come.
Jake Berry, MP Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Government
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