Search results for ‘Regional Growth Fund’
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Housing market gathers pace at fastest growth in three years
House prices have recorded the strongest year-on-year uplift since September 2010, pushing the average UK house price up to £168,941.
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HS2 rail project faces £3.3bn funding gap, says NAO
The HS2 high-speed rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap which the government has yet to decide how to fill, a report from a Whitehall spending watchdog says today.
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FactCheck: How many jobs from ‘scandalous’ growth fund?
Mr Hancock earns himself a “Fiction” rating after just a week in office, which may be a FactCheck record.
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Regional jobs blog: Leeds
Mark Goldstone from Leeds Chamber of Commerce tells Channel 4 News why the city is at risk of a ‘skills drain’ to London if businesses don’t create new jobs.
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Economic growth – how to attain it
As Chancellor George Osborne announces that growth will be lower than forecast, Channel 4 News asks economists how they would boost activity.
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LIVE BLOG: Cameron sets out plan for economic growth
David Cameron uses a speech in Manchester to outline his plans for economic growth. The PM was joined by former Tory heavyweight Lord Heseltine to explain the regional growth fund.
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Government releases £1bn in bid to create jobs
Over £1bn is made available to help create and safeguard jobs in England. But can the regional growth fund spend the money, confound its critics, and overcome a history of bureaucratic delays?
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£200,000 to create one job under government scheme
The coalition’s flagship regional growth fund is spending up to £200,000 to create just one job, according to a new report by auditors.
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Government job figures ‘over-optimistic’
Nick Clegg’s announcement that 37,000 new jobs will be created by using £1bn from the regional growth fund may be over-optimistic, a leading economist tells Channel 4 News.
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FactCheck: does Labour’s youth jobs guarantee add up?
Labour wants to raid bankers’ bonuses to create jobs for young people. The Conservatives say the sums don’t add up.
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Homes, roads and rail: government’s investment plans
The Treasury portions out £100bn on new homes, railways and roads in the second part of the comprehensive spending review – but Labour dismisses the investment as “hot air”.
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Nissan to create another 1,000 jobs in Sunderland
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan will create more than 1,000 jobs after the company announced it is to build a new hatchback at its Sunderland plant.
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Can we pin our hopes on the auto industry?
Nissan announces a massive boost to the economy by creating 2,000 new jobs in the UK – but can car manufacturing lead the way to economic recovery?
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New Nissan car ‘will create 2,000 UK jobs’
Car giant Nissan announces plans to invest £125m in building a new model at a plant in Sunderland, creating 2,000 new jobs. The car will compete with the VW Polo and the Ford Fiesta.
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PM’s £1bn pledge to boost UK economy
David Cameron has promised an “all-out mission” to kick-start major infrastructure projects and get the economy moving.