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<p>In November, the government published the first ever National Infrastructure Strategy,
setting out our comprehensive plan to transform infrastructure across the UK. The
NIS announced a number of measures which will support the North and Midlands in their
economic recovery from COVID 19, including: a new £4bn Levelling Up Fund to invest
in local infrastructure priorities; £5bn to support UK-wide gigabit broadband roll-out;
and a share of £4.2bn for intra-city transport settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The NIS
also announced that the government will set up a new UK infrastructure bank, which
will be headquartered in the North and will support the UK’s economic recovery from
the COVID 19 pandemic.</p>
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