Response to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Statement from the Heart of the South West Partnership 05 December 2013 For immediate issueResponding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Tim Jones, Chair of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership said: “We are extremely concerned about the lack of certainty around finance. The piecemeal fashion in which funding is being distributed will almost certainly favour areas with a greater concentration of urban environments. “We already recognise that critical investment into the road and rail network across the Heart of the South West area is low. The publication of