BEIS

Our latest report – High Speed Rail: Levelling Up Voices – brings together influential voices from across politics, business and academia to make the case for the benefits of rail infrastructure investment, which include:

• allowing the efficient movement of people and goods in towns and cities across the UK;
• creating  larger and more unified labour markets;
• improving peoples’ access to local services;
• enhancing firm-to-firm connectivity; and
• expanding access to new and existing markets.

In short, investing in and improving transport connectivity results in a boost to living standards, more resources diverted toward skills and education, and restored local pride and opportunity across the UK – all of which are core tenets of the levelling up agenda.

You can download the full report here: High Speed Rail Levelling Up Voices

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