As a follow up to the Norfolk Chamber’s ‘Audience with George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’ event on the 7 November, we submitted a number of questions from our members to the Chancellor. Responses to those questions are now starting to be received from the relevant Ministers within Westminster.
Liz Chettleburgh is Public Affairs Manager at Aviva Insurance UK Ltd on Surrey Street in Norwich. Aviva Insurance are one of the Chamber’s longest standing members having joined over 30 years ago.
Liz’s question to the Chancellor was:
“What role do you see for the Government in rebalancing the economy towards areas like Norwich?
It takes as long to get a train from London to Norwich as it does to York – how can economic areas like Norwich make the case for more investment in economic infrastructure?
Aviva is a long term business, for example providing pensions or annuities over 20, 30, 40 years. Does the Chancellor think Government policymaking is good at making decisions for the long term?”
Find on the attached document the written response from the HM Treasury.
