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Heseltine backs Greater Birmingham's local growth pilot scheme

Lord Heseltine, has backed a West Midlands-based pilot project to devolve Whitehall-controlled funding and responsibilities.

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By Jonathan Werran | 04 January 2013

Former deputy prime minister, Lord Heseltine, has backed a West Midlands-based pilot project which could help devolve £49bn of central government funding streams into a single contestable cash pot.

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