South West Charter for Growth
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on the South West Growth Charter to take place in Westminster Hall on 22 November 2016 at 9:30am. The subject for the debate has been chosen by Gary Streeter MP.
The South West Growth Charter was published on 7 November 2016, following the South West Growth Summit held at the University of Exeter on 21 October 2016.
Speakers included representatives from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnerships, the CBI South West, Exeter City Council, the University of Exeter, the Wester Morning News as well as four local MPs - Johnny Mercer, Geoffrey Cox, Gary Streeter and Neil Parish and Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
The full proceedings of the summit are available online.
The Charter contains five commitments:
- Collaboration between the public and private sectors and LEPs to drive growth;
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Investment in regional self-sufficiency to curb reliance on grant aid;
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Investment in new industrial clusters based around the aerospace, marine, defence, engineering and digital technology sectors;
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Investment designed to retain workers in the region; and
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Investment in environment and infrastructure
The Charter also asks for the Government to assist through
- A focus on the South West in the Government's Industrial Strategy;
- Investment in energy connectivity;
- Investment in transport connectivity; and
- Investment in digital connectivity
Further Reading
South West Growth Charter: a New Partnership for the South West
Full proceedings of the South West Growth Summit, University of Exeter, 21 October 2016
A South West that works for everybody, speech delivered by Sajid Javid MP at the South West Growth Summit, University of Exeter, 21 October 2016
Message from the South West delivered straight to the Chancellor's door, Plymouth Herald, 18 November 2016
The South West search for a name to rival the Northern Powerhouse, Plymouth Herald, 14 November 2016
South West Growth Charter, Pennon Group PLC, 7 November 2016
Putting the South West in focus, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Regional and local economic growth statistics, House of Commons Library
Regional and National Economic Indicators, House of Commons Library
Local Enterprise Partnerships, House of Commons Library
Industrial Strategy, House of Commons Library