Jacob Rees Mogg visits Cleethorpes and says "levelling up" will benefit the Humber Region
The Brexit Opportunities Minister visited Grimsby and Cleethorpes yesterday
Jacob Rees Mogg says the Humber region is seeing a major boost seeing a major benefit from the Government's levelling up agenda on a visit to North East Lincolnshire yesterday.
The minister for Brexit opportunities said the project encourages enterprise.
Labour has previously said that the levelling up agenda will make little difference.
However Mr Rees Mogg denies that's the case saying he believes it will make tangible benefits for the area.
He particularly pointed to the Freeport status granted to the region which include the ports at Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham.
He told us: "Levelling up is a project which is in hand, so you have the freeport coming and that's really important because that's supposed to create at least 7 thousand jobs."
"That's bringing people into the area with tax advantages."
"Things that encourage enterprise and business are what levelling up is all about."
"It's not about Government expenditure - it's about letting businesses get on with their job."
"Freeport status should bring investment in because they'll be certain tax advantages that will make it favourable to be based there."
"Freeports are something we couldn't do under the European Union because they view it as improper state aid but it's actually it's about energising areas and to sow the seed of future economic success."