HAMPSHIRE AND OUR VISION THE ISLE OF WIGHT DEVOLUTION DEAL Ambitious and independent local people and businesses SEEC presentation shaping their own 22 nd March 2016 future in globally competitive cities, prosperous towns, sustainable villages and productive countryside 1 www.hiow.org.uk
GEOGRAPHY • One county • One island • Two cities • Two LEPs • Two National Parks • Eleven districts = 19 partners 2m residents 80,000 businesses £47bn economy
Strong and Hampshire committed and the Isle partnership of 19 organisations of Wight: Gateway to the global London 40-90 economy minutes Five major airports in the area Population Greater World-class Manch. North environment 2.7m HIOW East supporting the 1.9m CA 2m economy Four leading Universities 80,000 businesses Major sectors incl: Aerospace, Marine, Technology, Pharma, Finance Globally significant deep water ports 3
But HIOW Increasing local scepticism about productivity per the Government’s head is 6% below agenda the South East average – a deal is Housing shortages and vital pressures Overstretched transport operating at capacity Weekly pay Hart £658 Balancing growth with environmental Southampton priorities Portsmouth Skills shortages £487 Hampshire/ and an ageing South workforce East Isle of £566 Wight £460 Infrastructure gap holding back development Significant Economic economic and disparities educational disparities 4
A BIG ECONOMY WITH ROOM TO GROW South East ? average Greater Manchester 60,000 Wales 50,000 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Area GVA £m (2013) 40,000 Kent/Medway Surrey Essex Berkshire 30,000 Gloucestershire Oxfordshire 20,000 Dorset Cambridgeshire 10,000 10,000 40,000 20,000 30,000 GVA per head £ (2013) 5
SUMMARY OF OUR OFFER To increase our productivity To deliver this we need by £3bn, we will: the Government to: Give up Revenue Support Grant and other Agree our model for 100% business rates retention at Guarantee infrastructure funding to our CA, support grants to the value of 100% of business rates; Combined Authority level from 2017, with freedom our Housing Delivery Fund, release Government land implement a local distribution mechanism from resets, tariffs/top-ups etc and continue improving the planning system Guarantee infrastructure funding to our CA, support Deliver 100,000 new homes by 2025 including our Housing Delivery Fund, release Government land 50k by 2020, thousands of low-cost homes, and agree planning and funding flexibilities and our own land released for 10k new homes Commit 10-year transport funding to our CA, agree a Invest in transport infrastructure and integrated management of transport networks PTE and localise concessionary fares Attract business by protecting the local Strengthen new development with a green character of our diverse area infrastructure plan and power to designate green belt 6 Devolve adult skills and business support funding to Co-ordinate skills and business support our LEPs + joint commissioning with SFA; early Science provision locally to narrow the skills gap and and Innovation Audit to identify sector specialisms help businesses start up and innovate Elect a Leader with a strong mandate; deliver Establish a Combined Authority in Hampshire and the better, more integrated services, closer to the Isle of Wight and develop our deal further in future to point of delivery through deeper devolution give us more autonomy in public service delivery
THE JOURNEY SO FAR: 2015 19 June: agreement to bid as HIOW 4 September: submission of HIOW Prospectus by 19 partners 17 November : HIOW meeting with Secretary of State − “Like HIOW bid: more ambition on housing and governance but won’t impose a Mayor” Autumn : HIOW bid supported by Hampshire and Isle of Wight MPs
THE JOURNEY SO FAR: 2016 28 January : Cities and Local Government Devolution Act – Included late Gov’t amendment to permit districts to join Combined Authorities (CA) without county consent, and to enable CAs to split a county area 29 January : meeting with James Wharton – “Agree a Mayor and you go to the front of the queue” ie no Mayor, no deal 12 February : HIOW decision not to agree Mayor w/c 22 February : Confidential Solent discussions with Treasury/CLG 7 March : HCC joins Solent negotiations – following Government encouragement of a wider deal: “the more the merrier” 11 March : HCC decides not to sign at this stage 16 March : Solent CA announcement at Budget postponed Spring/summer : Likely Solent CA announcement
PROPOSED SOLENT COMBINED AUTHORITY
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