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Leeds City Region Deal

In July 2012 we agreed a ‘City Deal’ with government to boost jobs and growth in the City Region.

The Deal gives Leeds and its partner councils greater control over spending and decision-making to ensure interventions are in line with what our economy needs.

Our City Deal includes:

  • a £1 billion fund to improve public transport and the highways network, with the potential to create 20,000 jobs in the medium term
  • an additional £400m fund to strengthen infrastructure across the City Region
  • the creation of a 14-24 apprenticeship academy in Leeds, giving young people and local employers access to opportunities and training
  • the development of an ‘Apprenticeship Hub’ network, aiming to generate 15,000 new apprenticeships in the next four years
  • initiatives to increase overseas trade and inward investment activity, which could bring 7,400 jobs by 2018
  • ultra-fast broadband for 88,000 homes, and over 16,000 businesses, with the intention to roll this out across the City Region by 2015

Work is already underway on delivering our City Deal agreement, with the first initiatives expected to be announced later this year.

 

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