Chamber and Hull MPs unite on getting the best for local business out of inward investment opportunities
The Chamber’s new President, Tim Durkin, pictured with the Hull’s three Members of Parliament.
SENIOR business leaders from the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce recently met with Hull’s three MPs to discuss key local issues.
As part of the annual “Hull Day” meeting with key stakeholders the meeting focused on subjects ranging from flooding to apprenticeships and rail electrification.
At the meeting, Alan Johnson noted that the trio of Hull MPs and some of their East Riding colleagues worked very well together, much better than most regional sets of MPs and were therefore more effective lobbying for the area.
This year, the hot topics discussed were the imminent Siemens inward investment announcement, the impact on the 115 Hull businesses who were flooded on December 5 following the tidal surge and especially how the insurance industry is currently responding.
Transport preparations for the City of Culture in 2017 were also discussed and the timetable for the electrification of the railway line from Selby into Hull was reviewed.
The need for more apprenticeships was championed all round and it was suggested that there was a need for local careers advice and teachers to improve awareness among school pupils of the opportunities apprenticeships could offer them.
The Chamber’s new President, Tim Durkin, welcomed the wide-ranging discussions but noted that “all three Hull MPs had shown a particularly keen interest in making sure the emerging opportunities for the city from inward investment benefited both the local community and local business especially”.
