00:00New long-term targets have been agreed for the North East's Mayoral Combined Authority,
00:06setting out how public money will be used to measure progress on transport, housing, skills and road safety across the
00:14region through to the end of the decade.
00:16The framework sits alongside a multi-billion pound integrated settlement, giving Kim McGuinness greater flexibility over spending,
00:25including ambitions to increase bus use, improve reliability and expand the Tynanwea metro network over the coming years while meeting
00:34national conditions framework.
00:36Ministers have set expectations for measurable outcomes by the end of the funding period,
00:42including more bus journeys, fewer road deaths, lower pollution levels, new homes delivered and growth in skills training,
00:50as well as employment across priority industries in the region framework targets.
00:55Targets include an increase in bus patronage to higher annual levels, improved punctuality across services,
01:03more journeys on the Tynanwea metro, reductions in people killed or seriously injured on roads,
01:09and progress on housing and skills delivery by framework agreement.
01:14The plan will be monitored through regular reporting between the combined authority and government,
01:19with some goals extending beyond the next mayoral election,
01:23reflecting long-term investment in transport, housing and economic growth across the wider region.
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