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<p>a) This government is committed to levelling up the regions, so that people can
benefit in our shared prosperity. On 6 September we announced the 100 places we have
invited to develop proposals for Town Deals as part of the £3.6 billion Towns Fund
announced on 27 July. 45 of these places are in the Northern Powerhouse, 18 of which
are in the North East. Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland will also benefit
from £600 million of investment in jobs and infrastructure under the North of Tyne
Devolution Deal, whilst the Tees Valley Devolution Deal is worth £450 million. Additionally,
of the £3.4 billion of Local Growth Funding that has gone to the Northern Powerhouse,
£505.6 million has been allocated to the North East and Tees Valley Local Enterprise
Partnerships. <br> <br> b) The position of Minister for the Northern Powerhouse was
first created in 2015 to drive economic growth in the North and ensure the needs of
the North of England are represented in government. I was appointed Minister for the
Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth in June 2017 and I was re-appointed on 25 July
2019 as Minister of State attending Cabinet, showing that the Northern Powerhouse
remains at the heart of this government’s agenda.</p>
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