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The British government will create a strategic plan for the creation of a British rival according to Silicon Valley in Oxford and Cambridge.
The decision to support the Oxford-Cambridge’s sheet Scheme that was set up Three years ago after the then conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the poorer regions “had to” unsubscribe “.
Minister of Science Peter Kyle said on Monday Government I wanted to double the economic performance of the science-rich region, which extends between the two most famous universities of Britain, with the manufacturing and logistics center of Milton Keynes in between.
“The Oxford Cambridge sheet is already a motor of prosperity, but we can go further. We are determined to unleashed RStatement and development As a driving force in our mission to expand the economy in every corner of the country, ”he said.
Fast pursuit of the program with which the science clusters of Boston and San Francisco would compete in the United States.
The announcement, which occurs in front of the British Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ growth speech this week, was welcomed by the Vice Chancellor of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as senior employees of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca UK and Computer Chip Designe ARM.
Andy Williams, chairman of the Supercluster board, said his members “, to whom some of the largest investors in the world include, see extraordinary potential and in this commitment it is clear that the government does that too.”
The original plan was developed by the National Infrastructure Commission in 2017 and recently had a top priority of the successive conservative governments Back Under Rishi Sunak.
It promised to deliver additional 1 meter houses and 700,000 jobs, but with A Violent political counter -reactions from local groups against new developments.
Sir Keir Starrer, Prime Minister, but has signaled that he is ready to face such objections, promises to build 1.5 million houses in this parliament and “not to block builders first” in order to use the stagnating economy increase.
Mike Davey, Labor Director of the Cambridge City Council, welcomed the support of the arch, but warned that they have to invest in more affordable houses and to improve an improved water and transport infrastructure.
“The government should learn from the mistakes that the Tories made on the sheet – we have to bring local communities with us and they have to see the advantages,” he said.
No new money was announced for the bow on Monday. However, the government undertook in October budget to deliver the East West Rail Project, which is revived the “Uni” railway, which Oxford and Cambridge was closed in 1967.
While senior employees of the Minister for the ARC praised that the plan for the infrastructure and reforms would be improved in order to receive faster planning authorizations to provide access to global employees and capital.
Both Oxford and Cambridge suffered from water and electricity nangles that have led to the fact that residential and science developments of environmental authorities have been temporarily blocked.
Richard O’Boyle, Managing Director of the Pioneer Group, who heads Life Sciences Campus, said growth “.
In a sign of development difficulties in the region, a decision was made as to whether a waste water should be laid in North Cambridge delayed For the second time in January, a development of 5,600 home development.
Nick Pettit, Senior Partner with real estate consultants Bidwells, said it was a sign of the interest of interest in Oxcam that global investors were attracted to the region despite the difficulties with planning and procurement.
“The reality is that small political changes are everything this region needs to make a huge difference to its contribution to national growth,” he added.
The government said The south of England is preferred In advance for growth.
Dan Thorp, Managing Director of Advocacy Group Cambridge Ahead, said growth.
“The Big Bang balance for the government’s growth mission can be attributed to the rest of the Great Britain from the link of what happens in Oxcam,” he added.
