City of York Council's Conservative group have welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s pledge to commit £23 billion to a national productivity investment fund to be spent on innovation and infrastructure as the centrepiece of yesterday’s Autumn Statement.
Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, has responded to the Government’s Autumn Statement presented today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
The chancellor’s interviews prior to his Autumn Statement on Wednesday have highlighted his intention to allocate £1.3billion to address road congestion issues, with a further £220 million to be spent improving traffic “pinch points”.
Strensall ward Councillor and Chair of City of York Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee has made the following statement to coincide with the publication today of the Humber, Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP):-
A proposal to join the West Yorkshire Transport Fund will go before the Executive at its Thursday 24 November meeting, which if approved would deliver over £72m for infrastructure projects in York, including an allocation of £32.3m part funding towards progressing access plans for the massive Yor
Haxby and Wigginton Councillor Tony Richardson has expressed concern over the safety and stability of York’s roadsweepers after a second crash in six months sent its driver to hospital and triggered a withdrawal of roadsweepers from council service.
City of York Council's Conservative Group has responded to Monday's announcement by the Ministry of Defence that Strensall Barracks will be shed as part of a rationalisation of the defence estate by 2021.
