Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have welcomed the announcement of a proposed devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire.
The proposed deal includes £400m investment funding over 30 years, and up to £15m in 2024/25 to support transport, flood and coastal erosion programmes across the area.
It also includes new powers to shape local skills provision, drive regeneration, and improve local transport.
Cllr Mike Ross, Hull City Council leader, said: ‘I have always said that I would only want to proceed with a devolution deal for Hull and the East Riding if we felt it was going to be the best deal for the area.
‘It is clear, after a lot of hard work putting the case forward for what this area needs, that we have managed to get the government to put forward a deal that will help meet the needs of the city and East Yorkshire.’
Cllr Anne Handley, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: ‘After months of hard work, I am absolutely thrilled that we can finally say we have a proposed deal, and our residents can see what East Yorkshire devolution would really mean to them.?
‘I have said all along that a Mayoral Combined Authority is absolutely the right way forward for our region, but that it must be the right deal.??
‘I am confident we now have the right deal to begin our devolution journey and I urge everyone to get involved in the consultation and get behind this deal.’
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Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face further cuts
Autumn Statement: Level 4 devolution unveiled
Autumn Statement: Business rates measures to be fully funded
Autumn Statement: Councils to be able to recover planning costs
Autumn Statement: Housing benefits unfrozen
Autumn Statement: Living Wage hike places council budgets under pressure
