I am working with our businesses and industries to help create more, better-paying jobs for local people. I am working with Government and business to ensure that Cumbria remains at the heart of the UK’s nuclear supply chain, and to secure investment in every sector from farming to industry.
- Bringing 2000 well paid jobs through support of the new £160m West Cumbria coking coal mine
- Delivering a new industrial park alongside Workington Port, supported by recent road and rail upgrades
- Delivering the £8m Eden Enterprise Hub near Penrith to drive growth across Eden