Rehman Chishti MP has secured a meeting with the Minister for Cities to discuss how Medway could benefit from the city deals initiative. City Deals have been introduced to increase localism and provide cities with the tools they need to support economic growth.
The proposals will provide cities to be ambitious, harness public and private sector resources, and demonstrate strong leadership in the local area.
Last week, local Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham asked the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in parliament for a meeting with representatives from Medway and north Kent to discuss how the area could benefit from the city deals initiative.
The Deputy Prime Minister said he would be happy to arrange a meeting with the Minister for Cities Greg Clark MP.
He continued: “I am delighted that there is growing demand for the principal city deals to be spread across the country. I see the early city deals, which we have already entered into with the eight largest cities in the country outside the south-east, as trailblazers for a wider programme of decentralisation across the country.”