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Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2019. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Universities: Herefordshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Marches local enterprise partnership has taken to support the New Model in Technology and Engineering university project in Herefordshire.

Answer

The Government’s awarding of Growth Deal 3 funding in March 2017 provided a boost of £21.9 million for the Marches area.

Since the Deal was agreed, the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) have been working closely with the New Model in Technology and Engineering (NMiTE) project. The LEP also provided development funding to the project to support the completion of the business case.

A location for the first phase of development has been identified. The LEP have recently received a business case for the second phase of development, and discussions aimed at agreeing the next tranche of funding are ongoing.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8216
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Engineering Universities Technology Herefordshire Marches Local Enterprise Partnership
Link
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