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news Heathrow’s Local Recovery Plan:

At the end of last year, Heathrow and Lord David Blunkett published the ‘Heathrow Local Recovery Plan’, in partnership with key local stakeholders including Hounslow Chamber of Commerce.

The plan sets out a clear agenda for the recovery and makes two policy asks of the UK Government – to temporarily introduce flexibility into how the Apprenticeship Levy can be used, and to provide support through reskilling and retraining opportunities to help people to stay in or find new employment. The local economic recovery plan comes at a critical time, as research from Oxford Economics reveals that there could be 16,000 fewer jobs in the communities around Heathrow by the end of 2021 versus 2019, as a result of the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19. Heathrow’s action plan has been developed alongside local councils, enterprise partnerships, education providers, business groups and Chambers of Commerce and will be implemented and monitored by the newly created Heathrow Local Recovery Forum, chaired by Lord Blunkett.

Alan Rides - Managing Director of Hounslow plus West London Local Chambers says “we are proud to support Heathrow proposals for Associated Freeport status which will increase local employment and assist international trade.”