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<p>The Thames Gateway is a long term national priority for growth and the Government
is firmly committed to working with local partners to help them deliver its potential.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government has worked closely with investors across a range of projects,
for example we have helped to secure £1.5 billion investment into the London Gateway
Port by working hard with the Highways Agency to ensure that road capacity was not
a barrier to the Dubai Ports World investment. London Paramount is another major potential
investment which could bring up to 15 million visitors a year to the area. I am delighted
to hear that Lafarge Tarmac has now agreed a deal with London Resort Company Holdings
to sell their land in the Swancombe Peninsula in north Kent, which is needed for the
creation of this entertainment resort.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to encouraging investors,
Government is itself providing funding for a number of major projects in the area.
These are set out in the attached document.</p>
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