If Teesside is seen to manage investment effectively and can point clear goals that have been achieved, it will have an easier time asking for more cash from Westminster in the future. It's up to Teesside to decide what those goals are. Waste it all on flying almost empty planes and a bad reputation is gained and it becomes harder to get access to regional support money in the future.
HM Treasury receive far more requests for money than can ever be satisfied - they are not known to be generous to those that like to fritter money away
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