Few local authorities in southern England appear keen on ‘investment zones’

The government said 38 local authorities were interested, and named 24 sites that could be eligible. They included:

Combined authority

North-east

1

2

North-west

Yorkshire

& Humber

Manchester

3

East

Midlands

Birmingham

4

West

Midlands

East

5

South-west

South-east

6

Falmouth

Greater

London

1. A business park near Nissan's car factory in Sunderland

2. Teesside airport, already the site of a freeport

3. Ellesmere Port industrial area, home to a Vauxhall car factory

4. Coventry airport, the site of another proposed gigafactory

5. A Somerset business park hoping for a gigafactory investment

6. Newquay airport and Falmouth docks in Cornwall

Combined authority

Newcastle

upon Tyne

North-east

1

2

North-west

Yorkshire

& Humber

York

Manchester

3

East

Midlands

Birmingham

Norwich

West

Midlands

4

East

5

South-west

South-east

6

Greater

London

Exeter

Falmouth

1. A business park near Nissan's car factory in Sunderland

2. Teesside airport, already the site of a freeport

3. Ellesmere Port industrial area, home to a Vauxhall car factory

4. Coventry airport, the site of another proposed gigafactory

5. A Somerset business park hoping for a gigafactory investment

6. Newquay airport and Falmouth docks in Cornwall