The minister was visiting Northstowe where Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, officially opens its office on the site where the new town is being built.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayor James Palmer Cambridgeshire welcomed the visit as an opportunity to update the Minister on progress of some of the Combined Authority’s priorities.
Mayor Palmer said: “This visit is the latest in a series of excellent fact-finding trips by senior politicians. It’s important that we’re able to show Westminister what we’re doing here in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. We’re always pleased to get ministerial visits because we need their support in developing and funding big projects. I had a good meeting with the Minister and updated her on some of our most innovative projects – CAM Metro, the £100k house for first-time buyers, and Community Land Trusts.
"The Combined Authority’s driving purpose is to create the infrastructure which will help communities thrive – road, rail and bus links that regenerate and connect people to education, jobs and social life, and form the base for affordable housing that works.”