What agreeing a Deal would have meant for Norfolk

The deal Norfolk had agreed with the previous Government proposed investment of more than £600m over 30 years. It would have enabled Norfolk to invest in areas such as transport, skills and job opportunities, housing and regeneration, tailored to the needs of local people.

It would have meant:

• Having a Council Leader who was directly elected by the public, enabling Norfolk's voice to be heard by the Government
• Targeting funding and resources to Norfolk's own priorities
• Unlocking housing and employment sites
• Investing in the skills needed and attracting and retaining key businesses
• Opening the door to further powers and funding in the future

Working with district council colleagues and other partners, the County Council developed a significant pipeline of projects which would have been funded through the devolution deal.

The first phase of schemes included:

• New health facilities in King's Lynn and Norwich
• Funding to unlock major commercial and housing sites in a range of sites including Norwich, South Norfolk, King's Lynn, Attleborough, Dereham and North Walsham

Together these schemes had the potential to unlock around £750m in investment, create more than 1,000 jobs and hundreds of houses.