Policy paper

North East devolution deal 2015

This document sets out a devolution deal giving the North East greater control over transport, skills, business support and other areas.

• From: HM Treasury and The Rt Hon George Osborne
• Published: 23 October 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

North East devolution agreement

PDF, 568 KB, 15 pages

Details

The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited the North East on 23 October 2015 to confirm the devolution deal.

This builds on earlier Growth Deals and gives the area more freedom to tailor services to local needs, support local businesses and create jobs.