East Midlands Chamber has accused the government of a chronic public underinvestment in the region’s infrastructure.
It said Treasury figures showed the East Midlands got less than two-thirds of the UK Government average for areas such as transport, water, flood resilience, energy, waste and digital – the lowest of all the UK regions.
Despite the Government’s Levelling Up promises, the region has missed out on major investment in projects such as electrification of the Midlands Mainline, and the Eastern leg of HS2 – which looks like it will now end at Parkway Station near East Midlands Airport.
