Treasury boss visits Burnley
Danny Alexander, who is the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, toured key sites in the town and met with business bosses.
The high-ranking Lib Dem MP visited the Brierfield Mills development which will be home to the £25m. cyber security business park.
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Hide AdHe was given a tour of booming online fashion retailer Boo Hoo, which is set for a £5m. expansion, and met with bosses at high-tech aerospace firm Velocity Composites.
Mr Alexander was taken around Burnley General Hospital by Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle to discuss funding for a new opthalmology and surgical unit.
He also visited Heasandford Primary School to see the impact of the Pupil Premium first hand.