Today, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced our Levelling Up White Paper, setting out our plan to transform the UK by levelling up opportunity and prosperity in every area.
As part of the White Paper, we have unveiled 12 new National Missions to be achieved by 2030:
1) Pay, employment and productivity will have risen in every part of the UK
2) Domestic public investment in Research & Development outside the Greater South East will increase by at least 40%
3) Local public transport connectivity across the country will be significantly closer to the standards of London
4) The UK will have a nationwide gigabit-capable broadband and 4G coverage, with 5G for the majority of the population.
5) The number of primary school children achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths will have significantly increased.
6) The number of people successfully completing high-quality skills training will have increased significantly in every area of the UK.
7) The gap in Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) between local areas will have narrowed, and by 2035 HLE will rise by 5 years.
8) Wellbeing will have improved in every area of the UK
9) Pride in place, such as people's satisfaction with their town centre and community engagement, will have risen in every area of the UK.
10) Renters will have a secure path to ownership with the number of first-time buyers increasing in all areas. Non-decent rented homes will have fallen by 50%.
11) Homicide, serious violence, and neighbourhood crime will have fallen, focused on the worst-affected areas.
12) Every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-levelling-up-plan-that-will-transform-uk