Public spending measures included an extra 40,000 apprenticeships for young people out of work, 100,000 new work experience placements,[REF] and 12 new university technical colleges (UTCs), doubling the number to at least 24 [REF].
£100 million would be allocated to repairing potholes in England, following the severe winter, and £200 million to regional railways, including the construction of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester and the double-tracking of the line between and [REF].