Liverpool City Region APPG

Innovation is happening all across merseyside! Join us in Westminster to discuss how we can turn world class R&D into jobs, growth and opportunities across LCR. 📈 🎟️RSVP via ticket tailor here: buytickets.at/devoagency1/21…

Can mayors unlock the North’s cultural potential?🔑🔓 Next up in the Northern Culture ‘Untapped’ Inquiry, we’re heading to Parliament to tackle the next BIG question RSVP here to join us👉: lnkd.in/e_bAyuCf 📍 Palace of Westminster 📅 Monday 23rd March ⏰ 16:00-17:30

Beginning our audience questions section hearing from attendees on their key questions to our panel!

“We need to get better at what we’re doing for our towns, not just our cities only. One of the reasons towns have suffered is because the links to our towns are not matching the ambition of our local areas” - Patrick Hurley MP

Huw Merriman leading the start of the panel response to Parliamentarians, discussing rail freight, devolution as key to Great British Railways as well as the need for cross party collaboration

“If we properly unlock the talent, skills and enterprise pool, we unlock a workforce comparable to London and the Southeast” - Jillian Hardie, Northern Powerhouse Partnership

“Rail is more than infrastructure, it’s a growth enabler - for every £1 invested in TPE we generate £8 in GVA” - Chris Jackson, TPE

There’s a tendency to talk about transport projects in grand terms, but if you start with what you’re trying to achieve in the end, that’s how you will be successful - Jake Kelly, Network Rail

A full panel for the Liverpool City Region APPG and Greater Manchester APPG joint session this afternoon #transport #growth #connectivity

NPR and Liv-Man Rail are finally on their way but the elephant in the station is the timeline Is this the commitment we’ve been hoping for? Come to our joint GM APPG & LCR APPG session on how we can power up NW connectivity 🎟️ Secure your place here: buytickets.at/devoagency1/20…

NPR is coming - but 2030 is a long way off with unreliable rail services TODAY⏱️ That’s why @GMAPPG and @LiverpoolAPPG are holding a joint session on connectivity, NPR and unlocking opportunities across the North West🔓 📍 Tues 10/03 5-6:30PM 🎟️ : lnkd.in/eKfCsa3y

Whilst Liverpool didn’t become the first UK city to hold the prestigious title 'Capital of Innovation 2026', as third-placed runner up Liverpool will receive a €100,000 prize and be invited to join the prestigious iCapital Alumni network. Find out more: ow.ly/Sc0u50XBM0t

#News: MULTI-BILLION POUND REGENERATION BOOST ANNOUNCED Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has announced plans to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) in a bid to accelerate regeneration across the region. The Mayor will deploy devolved development powers to fast-track the delivery of thousands of new homes and major commercial developments, working in tandem with Liverpool City Council’s Leader (Cllr Liam Robinson), in a new development zone. The proposed zone, which would be the first of its kind in the region, would focus on building on the momentum created by Everton Football Club’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium at Liverpool Waters. This zone, which would encompass 174 hectares of mainly brownfield land from the River Mersey to the city’s Pumpfields and commercial business districts. The City Council has already identified the potential for more than 17,500 new homes and 5 million sq ft of new commercial space over the next 15 years within the North Docks area. Full story: liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/liverpool…

Investing in #HealthyHomesandBuildings is good for #growth. The Healthy Homes and Buildings APPG wrote to the Chancellor outlining the clear economic case for tackling the unhealthy homes and buildings crisis. Join us in our #MissionforChange and share our letter below ⬇️

@MetroMayorSteve @NewStatesman Great news!!

The levy on overnight stays is a transformational moment for UK cities. This pro-growth, pro-business policy proves what can be achieved when a Labour government and Labour mayors work together. My take in @NewStatesman 👇 newstatesman.com/spotlight/econ…

Today the LCR APPG held a Parliamentary roundtable to discuss what we need to go further&faster to deliver the change and prosperity in the city region. Chaired by Peter Dowd MP we discussed what we need to make LCR a world class, “top tier” place for innovation and investment.

"(It is) on our generation of politicians to focus on the smaller areas and developments" - Patrick Hurley, MP for Southport

"The ideas are there and Liverpool knows what it wants to do" Lord Michael Heseltine has discussed how devolution has allowed LCRCA to turn ideas into action to make a better city region for everyone. @livuniheseltine | @Gill_Morris

"We need to be collaborative...research and education institutions need to work together with businesses on shared challenges. It's important to ensure all areas of Liverpool receive support so nowhere is left behind" -Jay Cullen, Director of Edge Hill University Business School

"Investing in R&D on its own isn't enough...we need place based investment" - Gavin Quinn, Senior for Inward Investment, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority