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Paul BriggsThames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Today, we hope to:

• Clarify the position with Local Enterprise Partnerships

• Listen to your views

• Understand the opportunities

• Your comments, suggestions, your aspirations

• Following discussion – ‘a way forward’

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29th June – Eric Pickles/Vince Cable Letter• Following this letter we have entered into discussions

with:

• Thames Valley Group - Chamber Councils

• Wider Business Community

• FSB/CBI/IOD

• Economic Partnerships

• Public sector Colleagues

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OXFORDSHIRE

SWINDON

WEST BERKSHIRE

READING

WOKINGHAM

BRACKNELL

SLOUGH

BUCKS

TVCCCOUNCIL

& Business Alliance

Thames Valley Group of Chambers

Opinion & Advocacy - Communication Structure

Including Chambers for more localised representation:

•South Bucks

•Wycombe

•Chilterns

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Thames Valley Chamber

• Ideally placed to assist in this process

• Acting as honest broker

• Facilitating dialogue

• Sharing information

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A way forward:

• Consolidate comments to date

• Evaluate & consider our economic priorities

• Move closer to identifying the achieving a LEP

• Overcome any barriers/Trust between partners

• Move towards achieving a sustainable and effective LEP

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Paul BrittonThames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Thames Valley Chamber

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Guidance from Government

• A two page letter! Functional economic area, natural economic geography, multiple upper tier authorities

• Two departments involved CLG and BIS. Difference in priorities- how large a geography? 12 or 40!

• BCC ministerial meetings and detailed consultations - No 1 issue that BCC is being asked by Ministers to contribute to is “Economic Geography”

• The comprehensive spending review is likely to bring another layer of significant cuts. BIS – this may be October

• The Government has set Sept 6 for a deadline for outline proposals.

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Feedback from Chamber Councils• They’re interested ! and looking for information and opportunities to engage.

• Points raised by members,

– Public-sector led. Need for greater business involvement

– cohesive approach capturing wider representation (Greater Thames Valley). A greater voice.

– call to action from members for TVCC to act as an intermediary or if necessary show leadership.

• The rebalancing agenda of Government is of real concern.

• We must mobilise our global brands as Thames Valley Champions.

• Business feels that the proposals must include a mechanism for them to influence and lobby barriers to growth

• Two way street

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Thames Valley – Current Picture• Number of proposals in discussion with their own credible economic

priorities

• Businesses are supporting their current Local Enterprise Partnership proposal

• Business organisations CBI, TVCC, IOD view - no smaller than the Thames Valley should be submitted as a proposal.

• Recognition from other LEP proposals that one Thames Valley submission would be more effective

• Stakeholders around the region, parts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Swindon are still in conversation with each other.

• Given the timescale we now must find a way to support and work with each other.

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Christina HowellThames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Setting out the Business Vision… so far

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Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

Proposal to Government

BerkshireChapter

Functional EP

BuckinghamshireChapter

Functional EP

Oxfordshire Chapter

Functional EP

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Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

Proposal to Government

BerkshireChapter

Functional EP

BuckinghamshireChapter

Functional EP

Oxfordshire Chapter

Functional EP

Strategic High Level Priorities Across Boundaries

• Strategic Advocacy to Government

• Leading Inward Investment

• Sector Economic Priorities

• Cross-border consultation with business

Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

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Mechanisms to Mitigate Barriers to Growth

• Cross border, strategic coordination & business consultation

• spatial & cross border planning, housing, affordable housing, transport, people development

• Effective Micro, Small & Medium-sized enterprise business support

• Sustainable business practice promotion & facilitation

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Functional Enterprise Partnerships

• Determining more localised priorities

• Controlling more localised priorities

• Drawing on support and leverage from the Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

• Recognising and accommodating agreed priorities at a TV level

Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership

Proposal to Government

County

Chapter

Functional EP

Districts

Chapter

Functional EP

Sector

Chapter

Functional EP

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Functional Economic Partnerships

• Autonomy to address priorities

• Engagement at a County, district and town level via business organisations – scalable to national

• Delivering innovative, employer ready and entrepreneurial individuals

• Promotion of sustainable business practice

• Leverage and support for public, community, voluntary and business CSR objectives

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Sector Support

• Establish, recognise, communicate, support & leverage

• No geographic borders, co-operation and consolidation with fellow LEPs

• Collaboration, awareness and partnership with business, gaining maximum leverage

“Centres’ , Institutions and Academies of Excellence”Entrepreneurship

Low Carbon & Green Technology

R&D, Innovation, Education

International Trade

Bio-tech, Health-tech, Hi-tech, Pharma, Life-science, Creative

Research Councils

Aviation

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In Summary • Business Opinion

– Business does not conform to geographical boundaries

– A Thames Valley Enterprise Partnership is the most effective size for strategic priorities

– A few strategic priorities

• Businesses Key Priorities

– Economic Development

• International Collaboration and Export opportunities

• Establishing cooperation and additionality wherever possible e.g.

– Enterprise support

– International Collaboration, Investor support, Export Growth

– Leveraging knowledge-based industries and educational resources

– Sector Support

» Green Technologies

» Hi-tech Manufacturing

» Knowledge-based economy

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Next Steps

• Decision

– Consider Information and feedback

• Communication

– TVCC offer as a neutral place to meet – 01753 870500

– Email: EP@thamesvalleychamber.co.uk for feedback, questions or opinion

– http://www.thamesvalleyenterprisepartnership.co.uk/ for documents

• Agreement & Inclusion

– Discuss options with respective stakeholders

• Collaboration

– Establish a team to collate a proposal from interested parties