P2 SECTION B: THE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD- NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE

Question 1

NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE: HS2

Answer 1

• Scheduled to connect 8 out of 10 largest cities + £92 billion to UK economy

-> Reduces travel time- improving business links to North suffering

• Provides 30 000 jobs (70% outside London: reduces divide)
• Change in original goal: only runs between Brum and London (impacts north- growing divide)

Question 2

NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE: LIVERPOOL 2

Answer 2

• New port providing 5000 jobs
  -> Boosts regional economy - support in region affected massively by job loss
• Reduces need to travel on roads

Question 3

NORTH/SOUTH: CROSSRAIL

Answer 3

• Train route connection WE in London
• Increase number who commute into London
• Provide economic benefit for boroughs (may increase divide)

Question 4

NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE: AUTOMOBILES

Answer 4

• Automobile sector = manufacturing
• 1.5 mil vehicles produced annually
• Plants owned by foreign TNCs (Nissan, Toyota, BMW)

Question 5

NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE: NISSAN

Answer 5

• Nissan employs 7000 in Sunderland plant (NE)
• Additional 4000 employed in city (woulnd’t happen without Nissan)
• £2bn plan: build 3 electric car models at Sunderland factory

Question 6

NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE: LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS

Answer 6

Greater Birmingham Local Enterprise Partnership:
-> One of 38 LEPs
-> Identify business needs- promote investment

• One of the largest partnerships
• Population: 2 million, 840 000 jobs
• Birmingham Enterprise Zone within
• 50 000 new jobs, 5000 homes, 1.5 million sq. meters (attracts investment)
• Reduced taxes
• Simpler planning rules
• Financial benefits
• Improve infrastructure