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Chancellor vows to press on with Ayrshire Growth Deal amid 'slow' progress
['Adam Lyon']
Cumnock Chronicle | News
The biggest investment proposed by the Growth Deal - a spaceport at Prestwick Airport - fell apart last year.
In July last year, Ayrshire's four Labour MPs also called for a new head for the Growth Deal which they said was "languishing".
She said: "The Ayrshire Growth Deal, which was allocated £103 million of UK Government funds, has the potential to make a real difference to our economic prospects.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Justin Tallis/PA Wire)Responding, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed she would work with the MP and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to progress the deal.
She said: "This Labour Government are investing more than £250 million in economic development and regeneration in Ayrshire, including but not limited to the Ayrshire Growth Deal.