Aberdeen City Deal To Be Debated In House Of Commons

A local MP has will pile the pressue on the UK Government to deliver a city deal to Aberdeen today.

Kirsty Blackman MP secured the debate in the House of Commons, which will take place this afternoon.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced at the Budget in March that ministers would formally enter negotiations with leaders in Aberdeen and Inverness over City Deals worth £3 billion.

If granted, it will help deliver ambitious plans in the city, including many of the 49 projects approved last week as part of Aberdeen’s long-awaited city centre masterplan.

A total of 26 City Deals have been confirmed across the UK since 2010, but Glasgow is the only area in Scotland to achieve the status.