The areas which span the country from the North East to South West will potentially receive new powers to collaborate in promoting prosperity and development as part of the Government's drive to ensure that every region benefits from rising national prosperity. They include Yorkshire & the Humber's three sub-regions -
Leeds City Region: Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield, York, North Yorkshire, Selby, Craven and Harrogate.
Hull and Humber Ports: Hull City, East Riding, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire.
South Yorkshire: Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster.
Each area is producing their own plans to tackle the key issues in their area rather than follow a prescribed approach by central Government. South Yorkshire for example is prioritising improving housing. Almost all proposals have tackling worklessness as a key priority.
Ms Blears said that Britain's city centres have undergone a major transformation since 1997, but there are still deep rooted pockets of deprivation in and around them that need to be tackled thought these crucial new measures.
The new plans will enable local government to transcend traditional administrative and structural boundaries and deliver solutions that cover entire commuter routes, housing and employment markets for the first time through Multi Area Agreements (MAAs).
