North-South divide

Question 1

Where was wealth concentrated during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

Northern industrial towns

Question 2

What happened to northern industry after the 1970s?

Answer 2

Moved abroad (deindustrialisation)

Question 3

What effect did deindustrialisation have on the North?

Answer 3

Increased unemployment

Question 4

How many jobs created in South for every one in rest of UK since 2004?

Answer 4

Twelve

Question 5

How does the North compare in graduates?

Answer 5

4.4% fewer than UK average

Question 6

How many fewer patents per head in North?

Answer 6

34% fewer

Question 7

How many fewer businesses per head in North?

Answer 7

17% fewer

Question 8

Why do Northern entrepreneurs struggle?

Answer 8

Poor access to investors

Question 9

How do many Northern entrepreneurs get funding?

Answer 9

Friends and family

Question 11

What is Spinningfields in Manchester?

Answer 11

£1.5bn regeneration project

Question 12

What is Heart of the City II in Sheffield?

Answer 12

£470m retail regeneration

Question 14

What is the Northern Powerhouse?

Answer 14

Government growth initiative for the North

Question 15

Northern Powerhouse aim: connectivity?

Answer 15

Improve local and regional transport

Question 16

Northern Powerhouse aim: skills?

Answer 16

Close skills gaps

Question 17

Northern Powerhouse aim: business?

Answer 17

Boost growth and start-ups

Question 18

Northern Powerhouse aim: trade?

Answer 18

Increase trade and investment

Question 20

How many homes funded under Northern Powerhouse?

Answer 20

40000

Question 21

How much funding for new homes?

Answer 21

£1.4bn

Question 22

How were housing rules changed?

Answer 22

Funding rules relaxed

Question 23

How much for Great Exhibition of the North?

Answer 23

£5m

Question 24

How much for Hull City of Culture 2021?

Answer 24

£15m

Question 25

How much for Manchester’s theatre, The Factory?

Answer 25

£78m

Question 27

What infrastructure routes were upgraded?

Answer 27

A1, M1, A556, Trans-Pennine

Question 28

How much was Manchester–York travel time cut?

Answer 28

15 minutes

Question 30

How much for Sir Henry Royce Institute?

Answer 30

£235m

Question 31

What is the focus of Sir Henry Royce Institute?

Answer 31

Advanced materials

Question 32

How much for Hartree Centre, Daresbury?

Answer 32

£113m

Question 33

How many Enterprise Zones in the North?

Answer 33

17

Question 34

Which cities have university enterprise zones?

Answer 34

Bradford and Liverpool

Question 35

How much for Health North?

Answer 35

£20m

Question 37

How much for Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy?

Answer 37

£70m

Question 38

What does the schools strategy focus on?

Answer 38

Teachers and academy trusts

Question 40

What happened to Hartlepool after 2008?

Answer 40

Hit hard by recession

Question 41

What is Hartlepool's unemployment rate?

Answer 41

0.13

Question 42

How many shops are empty in Hartlepool?

Answer 42

0.28

Question 43

What % of Hartlepool residents have no qualifications?

Answer 43

0.22

Question 44

What reversed Hartlepool’s growth after 2010?

Answer 44

Austerity measures

Question 46

Main economic sector in the North?

Answer 46

Public sector

Question 47

North East average household income in 2018?

Answer 47

£16,995

Question 48

North East unemployment rate in Jan 2020?

Answer 48

0.066

Question 49

How do North’s education outcomes compare?

Answer 49

Lower than South

Question 50

Oxbridge admissions in the North?

Answer 50

Lower

Question 51

North East average house price in 2018?

Answer 51

£114,000

Question 53

Main economic sector in the South?

Answer 53

Private sector

Question 54

London average income in 2018?

Answer 54

£29,362

Question 55

South East unemployment rate in Jan 2020?

Answer 55

0.033

Question 56

How do Southern pupils perform at GCSE?

Answer 56

40% more likely to get top grades

Question 57

London average house price in 2018?

Answer 57

£500,000