Levelling Up Across the Union
This Budget spreads prosperity beyond our major cities. We are expanding our Long-Term Plan for Towns to a further 20 towns across England, Scotland, Wales and now, following the return of the Executive, Northern Ireland. Each town will receive up to £20m of funding and support over ten years to invest in communities and regeneration. The 20 new towns are:
| ITL1/ITL2 region | Local Authority | Town/Place |
|---|---|---|
| East | Castle Point | Canvey Island |
| East | Breckland | Thetford |
| East | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | King's Lynn |
| East | Harlow | Harlow |
| East | Fenland | Wisbech |
| East Midlands | Gedling | Carlton |
| North East | Darlington | Darlington |
| North West | Halton | Runcorn |
| North West | St. Helens | Newton-le-Willows |
| North West | Rossendale | Rawtenstall |
| South East | Thanet | Ramsgate |
| South East | Eastbourne | Eastbourne |
| West Midlands | Birmingham | Royal Sutton Coldfield |
| West Midlands | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Bedworth |
| Eastern Scotland | Angus | Arbroath |
| Highlands and Islands | Orkney Islands | Kirkwall |
| North Eastern Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Peterhead |
| West Wales and The Valleys | Denbighshire | Rhyl |
| Northern Ireland | Derry City & Strabane | Derry~Londonderry |
| Northern Ireland | Causeway Coast & Glens | Coleraine |
We are also continuing to drive innovation and boost private investment across the UK through the Investment Zone programme. Further to our announcement on West Yorkshire's Investment Zone at the Convention of the North last week, we are now setting out that Tees Valley's Investment Zone will focus on digital and creative sectors, backed by an initial £15m private investment to support the growth of the digi-tech cluster in Middlesbrough. We are also setting out
