Who we are

A message from the Co-Chairs of the Northern Powerhouse APPG

“The launch of the Northern Powerhouse All Party Parliamentary Group comes at a crucial time for the North of England. We need to mobilise our strongest voices locally, regionally and nationally to make the case for the North. We must promote our successes whilst facing the challenges. Delivering a devolution that counts with no community left behind. That is why I’m involved. The new Northern Powerhouse APPG can help make it happen.”

Caroline Flint, MP for Don Valley

“The Northern Powerhouse strategy aims to bring jobs and better living standards to the entire North of England.

By supporting the growth and connectivity of our excellent economic assets, we can realise the full potential of the North by growing it into a truly global destination for investment.”

John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle

“The Northern Powerhouse is a really important vehicle to address the North-South divide.”

“It’s vital that we showcase the potential of the Northern villages, towns and cities. It’s important that all areas of the North, including my city of Sunderland, are represented and can feed into the debate on a cross-party basis to improve the economic outlook for the city and region I represent.”

Julie Elliott, MP for Sunderland

“This is an opportunity for us all, whatever our political affiliation, to pull together with our business and further education sectors and support this call for significant increases in the level of investment spending in our region and to make sure that we are given the autonomy to spend the money as we see fit. This is exactly the kind of joint enterprise that we need and I am one hundred percent behind it.”

Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton