Visit to Number 10 as England win at Headingley

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s Immediate Past President, Mike Whitehead, pictured outside 10 Downing Street.

THE Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s Immediate Past President, Mike Whitehead, was invited to 10 Downing Street on Thursday 6th July and took time out from the Headingley Test Match to take the opportunity to highlight to the Prime Minister and senior Conservative Party colleagues, the positive business opportunities the Chamber and the four local authority leaders in the Humber see for the region, especially if they can help get policy right on the green carbon zero and energy security agendas.

Mike banged the drum for Hull & East Yorkshire Devolution, and in particular the important part the Chamber is playing in encouraging a strong private sector agenda, as well as promoting the commercial opportunities for at least £15-billion worth of further private sector investment in the Humber if Westminster, Whitehall and infrastructure companies like the National Grid can accelerate their decision making on policy and planning as well as investment.

A similar point on the green agenda and the National Grid was also made by Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, on behalf of Chambers to the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in Downing Street the following day.