Report of the Strategic Director Regeneration to the Meeting of Corporate Overview and Scrutiny to Be Held on 8 Th September 2015

Report of the Strategic Director Regeneration to the meeting of Corporate Overview and Scrutiny to be held on 8 th September 2015. N

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West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership: Update and Progress Report

Summary statement:

This report provides an update and progress report on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Bradford Council’s involvement and headline issues for Bradford District.

Mike Cowlam Portfolio: Strategic Director Regeneration Leader

Report Contact: Jamie Saunders, Overview & Scrutiny Area: Strategy & Engagement Officer Corporate; Regeneration and Economy Phone: (01274) 434123 (Business); Environment and Waste E-mail: [email protected] (Transport)

1 1. SUMMARY

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 A report to Corporate Overview and Scrutiny was presented on 17 th July 2014. A progress report was requested and included in the Work Programme for 2015-16. This short report seeks to provide headline information and forms the basis for Committee questions and discussion. Appendix 1 provides a list of acronyms used in this report.

Structure

2.2 WYCA was formally created on the 1 st April 2014 and brings together Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield and York councils and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as a local government body and united force for economic growth. In doing so, it supports local prosperity, well-being and resilience. WYCA works with private and public sector partners to raise the quality of life across the sub and city region through business growth, job creation, a trained and skilled workforce and the building of new and affordable homes, underpinned by a modern, integrated transport network.

2.3 Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) are partnerships between local authorities and businesses. There are 39 LEPs across England. Leeds City Region LEP is part of the overall LEP Network, linking through the Chairmen of the 39 LEPs. The next LEP Summit is scheduled for the 20 th October 2015. Leeds City Region (LCR) LEP works to unlock the Leeds City Region’s economic potential by enabling businesses to grow and develop. This works across a wider geography than West Yorkshire – one that reflects the economic market area of this part of Yorkshire. It works with partners, across the public and private sectors including the Council with the goal of stimulating growth to create jobs and prosperity for everyone who lives, works and does business. WYCA provide the accountable body function and secretariat for the LCR LEP, having taken over this function from Leeds City Council on the 1 st April 2015.

2.4 Appendix 2 provides an overview of WYCA/LEP. This includes key contacts and details the involvement of Bradford Council elected members in key arenas for 2015- 16. Also included are details of the high level staff structure of WYCA. WYCA has established a Transport Committee, through which it conducts the majority of Local Transport Authority functions, and an Investment Committee which provides strategic guidance in relation to the investment in and funding of transport and economic development schemes. Membership of WYCA committees is drawn from all District Councils within West Yorkshire, together with City of York Council. These have direct 2 involvement of Bradford Council elected members as well as members working on behalf of the Combined Authority itself. Bradford also has elected members on the WYCA Overview and Scrutiny Committee and on its Governance & Audit Committee. Theses arrangements also see Roger Marsh (LEP Chairman) formally linked to Bradford District Producer City Board.

2.5 A Leeds City Region Partnership Committee has been established in 2015 to continue and improve communications beyond WY&Y and with the wider City Region local authorities, including Barnsley, Craven, Harrogate, Selby and North Yorkshire. It met for the first time on the 22 nd July 2015.

Strategy 2.6 WYCA and the LEP operate mindful of local priorities and ambitions with the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) providing a shared and overarching framework for prosperity and growth, with four key areas of work: • Business growth • Skills and jobs • Resource efficiency • Infrastructure for growth WYCA works closely with the LEP to deliver a shared Strategic Economic Plan. This sets out the joint vision to transform the Leeds City Region economy by unlocking the potential of the City Region and developing an economic powerhouse that is creating jobs and prosperity. The headline targets by 2021 are:- • £5.2bn additional economic output beyond current projections • 62,000 extra jobs • £675m in benefits savings • Making the City Region a net contributor to the national economy A report on the SEP is scheduled for Regeneration and Economy Overview and Scrutiny in December 2015.

2.7 The key long-term ambitions for WYCA are:

• “to become the most enterprising part of the UK and become an overall contributor to the national economy within five years. • to create 20,000 job opportunities, equip 50,000 people with the skills our economy and public services need and enable 200,000 new homes that are affordable to be built, so that every young person is guaranteed either a job or training opportunity and no one is homeless. • investing £1 billion for the long term to create a smart Metro-style transport system that gets people around quickly and comfortably, so that everyone is closer to our City and Town centres and travel between them is simple, we live in a cleaner local environment and have access to superfast broadband. • to show how local government can transform and work better with the NHS, police and other public sector partners to better co-ordinate our approaches and collaborate effectively to provide the best public sector support to citizens; relevant, enterprising and caring. • Working with the Government to back our unique team of council and business leaders by giving us more powers and responsibilities over transport, jobs, skills and housing.”

2.8 WYCA has a legal duty to maintain a Local Transport Plan for West Yorkshire. The 3 Local Transport Plan 2011-26 with its current Implementation Plan provides the core focus on transport matters with work underway to create a Single Transport Plan for 2016-2036. This is due out for consultation later in 2015. This aims to create a strong, clear, long-term vision for transport in West Yorkshire reinforcing the support to sustained and healthy economic growth. The aim is for a step change in quality and performance of the transport system within West Yorkshire and critical connections within and beyond the rest of the UK. The WYCA works to develop better transport networks for tomorrow and provide day-to-day services, such as bus stations and travel centres under the Metro brand name. It also runs the MetroLine call centre, the Metro websites and the yournextbus real-time service. It also works with the region’s bus and train operators to bring about improved services and better value for money on behalf of local people. This includes subsidising local bus and train services and funding concessionary fares for young people, disabled and blind people and seniors. Developing improved transport networks is central to the Strategic Economic Plan.Ensuring that people, places and jobs are better connected is integral to economic growth. Working with its member districts, WYCA delivers large-scale transport and infrastructure projects and manages the transport projects, agreed as part of the Leeds City Region Local Growth Deal, secured in July 2014.

Operations and funding

2.9 The WYCA Business Plan 2015-16 and Budget (agreed in January 2015) sets out a number of key actions, including agreeing and implementing the devolution deal, moving to the delivery phase of the Growth Deal and West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund and supporting the work on HS2/HS3 through Transport for the North. Further development of WYCA is also planned, with a focus on ensuring the organisation is in the best position to deliver these projects.

2.10 In its first year WYCA, working with the LEP, secured the country’s largest Growth Deal settlement - of £1bn - which was supplemented by an additional £54.6m announced in January 2015. Uniquely the settlement included £420m to establish a £1.4bn West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. Schemes include:

• A programme of Growth Deal initiatives that include city centre development schemes to create new investment opportunities across the Leeds City Region has been agreed. Development has started on almost 40 West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund projects, designed to underpin economic and housing growth. • A Better Homes Yorkshire programme providing fuel bill savings for around 12,000 City Region residents is also underway. • Two projects completed already are Castleford’s new £1m bus station, which will support the regeneration and growth of Castleford and the Five Towns area and Pontefract Relief Road, designed to unlock new housing and reduce local congestion. • Development of the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund with 33 schemes currently identified and in progress over the next 11 years.

2.11 Appendix 3 – separate file - provides headline information on the schemes in development from the Local Growth Fund and the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund.

2.12 July’s WYCA meeting welcomed confirmation that £55m has been approved for projects and programmes agreed as part of the Deal with government. 14 projects are 4 being developed – and between them they are expected to create more than 5,000 jobs and more than 1,700 homes. They have also attracted almost £350m private sector investment. The LEP’s successful grant support programme for small and medium sized businesses, has secured a further £18m for the next three years to continue supporting businesses to grow, innovate new products and expand their workforce. Over £16m has been committed to housing and regeneration projects across the region to deliver the infrastructure for growth. Additionally, £30m a year for major transport projects in the region was secured as part of the historic Growth Deal, with the first project already underway in Wakefield. This £55m approval of projects forms part of the wider £627m Growth Deal funding secured for 2015-2021.

2.13 The £1billion-plus Local Growth Deal (July 2014) along with other sources of funding, is enabling the WYCA and the LEP to start delivering shared ambitions to transform the City Region economy. The Growth Deal is supporting progress across the entire City Region by improving local transport links, accelerating housing growth and town centre regeneration, developing a skilled and flexible workforce, supporting growing businesses and building a resource-efficient City Region. The LEP produces a regular summary document, showing how the Growth Deal is being implemented. It shows an assessment of the progress on each project in the Growth Deal by rating them red, amber or green on a range of criteria. The summary is published in the minutes for each WYCA meeting under the agenda item ‘Growth Deal Delivery’.

2.14 A first-stage devolution deal with government has been developed and now moves into implementation seeking greater local influence over investment decisions on skills, employment, transport, housing and support for small businesses. WYCA/LEP and Bradford Council are working with the Government on taking this process further to achieve more comprehensive sub-national devolution and decentralisation that would provide greater powers and resources to achieve shared ambitions. This work is under negotiation and aligned with the Spending Review, Autumn Statement 2015 and Budget 2016.

2.15 Bradford Council and District interests, priorities and benefits are core to effective engagement and day-to-day working with the Combined Authority and LEP. District ambitions, New Deal outcomes and public service improvements are supported by engagement and collaboration with the operations, investment and strategic planning of WYCA and the LEP.

3. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Bradford District – investment, impact and added value

3.1 The core operations, functions and schemes of WYCA are based on maintaining and improving the transport infrastructure and Passenger and Public Transport services for WY&Y. This is reported annually to Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee. There is also a WYCA Bradford District Consultation Sub- Committee that provides regular information on and engagement with transport services, the delivery and development of the investment and customer feedback. The next meeting is scheduled for the 16 th October 2015.

3.2 Investment within Bradford District can be seen to be complemented with schemes and services in neighbouring authorities and those of strategic and practical value for 5 the whole geography and for key developments across the North of England. The development of masterplans for Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square had been funded through the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund. Bradford Council and the Combined Authority continue to investigate opportunities for third party funding contributions whilst continuing feasibility work.

3.3 Whilst the benefits of all the city- and sub-regional acitivity can be seen to have some degree of benefit for residents and business of the District, there are key schemes underway and planned within Bradford District, as highlighted in Appendix 3. These include: 2015 onwards • One City Park • LEP business support, employment and skills, inward investment and wider economic development activity • Harrogate Road/New Line • Junction Improvement route to airport / Leeds- Airedale • Hard Ings Road, Keighley • Pinch point capacity increase A650/A629 • Tong Street Phase 1 • Highway widening - support to SE Bradford corridor • Low Moor and Apperley Bridge, along with Kirkstall Forge, stations and park-and- ride facilities to open in 2015-16 • CityConnect – Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway • Masterplans for Bradford Interchange and Forster Square Stations • Smart travel - mCards (over 1m e-transactions a week) • Travel Plan Network Jobseekers scheme - MCards

The University of Bradford led Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ) and Digitial Catapult Centre Yorkshire (DCCY) are reported through WYCA/LEP as endorsed programmes supported by the LEP.

Medium and longer term ambitons • Bradford-Shipley Corridor Improvements • Tong Street Phase 2 • A641 Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor • Supporting ‘transformational schemes’ o Gateway stations o fixed link to LBIA o Calder Valley Line Electrification • Rolling Programmes o Calder Valley Line Enhancements o Rail Park and Ride; Highway Efficiency and Bus Package

North of England and Trans-pennine Developments 3.4 WYCA/LEP are also contributing to a range of Northern and Trans-pennine developments including Transport for the North. Transport for the North (TfN) is a partnership with the government and the city regions in the North, Highways Agency, Network Rail and the company that is to create the next phase of High Speed Rail 6 infrastructure (High Speed Two HS2). Rail North is the new rail franchising partnership between the government and the northern transport authorities. Department for Transport and Rail North are in the process of re-letting the Northern and Transpennine Express Rail franchises to commence in 2016. Strategic rail issues e.g. Calder Valley Electrification, Long Term Rail Strategy, Franchising proposals, High Speed 2 and 3 developments are key areas of concern. The Connecting the Northern Powerhouse Blueprint was published in August 2015. Priorities include: • Bradford’s positioning and benefits from High Speed Rail & East-West Connectivity • Rail North & Calder Valley Line Electrification • DfT / Rail North new Northern & TransPennine Express franchises February 2016

3.5 Appendix 2 also includes details on the key Outside Bodies and WYCA/LEP representation for 2015-16.

3.6 Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle City-regions have been working together to lobby and support ambitions and investment across the North. All of these are represented on the LGA City Regions Board and for transport matters via the Transport for the North partnership.

4. FINANCIAL & RESOURCE APPRAISAL

4.1 WYCA is supported financially through annual settlement and as agreed in the WYCA Business Plan. Both WYCA and LEP provide routes to funding streams and investment to support regeneration and prosperity, especially for transport improvement, schemes and regeneration ambitions as well as channel for City Deal funds mentioned earlier in this report.

4.2 The Combined Authority’s organisational and transport expenditure was set under statute (January 2015). It is expected the baseline costs to be no more than the previous costs of operating the PTE and WYITA. WYCA Reserves must remain at least £5m. Cost restraint is exercised on all budget heads and on concessionary fares/tendered services. A summary of the revenue expenditure for 2014-15 is out below:

Source: WYCA Annual Accounts 2014-15 (July 2015, WYCA Governance & Audit Committee)

4.3 The WYCA overall Revenue Budget is in the region of £200m. This is funded in part from a levy (£96,198,000) raised from the Districts based on population data. Bradford contribution via the statutory transport levy will be £23.9m in 2015/16. This can fluctuate through time as the levy is calculated on the basis of population.

4.4 The annual accounts for LEP and for WYCA have been audited and will be formally signed off by the statutory date of 30 September 2015. The draft WYCA accounts went to the WYCA Governance and Audit meeting of 28 July and the documents are available in public on the WYCA website. Annual reports for WYCA & LEP are expected in future years as the business cycle and reporting practices are confirmed. The Medium Term Financial Strategy for WYCA was also considered at that time.

4.5 The 2015-16 WYCA Budget is very similar to that of the previous ITA/PTE to allow for continuity and momentum on the priority transport schemes already agreed as part of the ongoing Local Transport Plan Implementation Plan 2 (IP2). The programme of activities over 2011-14 reflected a 40% reduction in capital funding for investment programmes and a £10 million saving in revenue expenditure per annum as at year end 2013/14. The budget available to develop the Transport Fund ‘early wins’ is £97.2m supporting progress on the development of schemes in 2015-16 for delivery through to 2021.

4.6 Outline IP2 Capital Programme 2014 - 2017 was agreed by WYCA in January 2015 and includes measures like Low Moor Station & Apperley Bridge Station and park and ride, Bradford casualty reduction and local traffic management, City Connect superhighway (Leeds-Bradford) amongst other core investments across West Yorkshire of benefit to Bradford residents and businesses. Capital expenditure in 2014/15 totalled £81.063m, for which a grant of £50.93m was made from Department for Transport (DfT) 8 in the form of LTP Integrated Transport Block grant (£27.165m) and Highways Maintenance grant (£23.766m). Funding was also received from DfT for major schemes with £11.8m for Leeds Station Southern Entrance and £9.4m for Kirkstall Forge and Apperley Bridge. Elements of funding will be carried forward to 2015/16. Capital schemes in the year include a number of highways works, investment in shelter replacements, contributions to rail schemes as well as preparatory work on the NGT trolleybus scheme, rail stations and Leeds Station Southern Entrance and Castleford Bus Station. A full schedule of capital expenditure undertaken in 2014/15 is included in the WYCA Annual Accounts.

4.7 As of the 1st April 2015, £2.7m was transferred in for the Economic functions supported from the LEP budget:

Regeneration and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee will receive an update report in February 2016 on WYCA/LEP with a specific focus on the economic and business benefits and impacts.

5. RISK MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES

5.1 WYCA adopted the general policies of the former West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority which were in force to enable the business of the Authority as the local transport authority to continue. It has its own risk management, control and performance arrangements. The Authority operates a system based on a framework of standing orders, financial regulations and administrative controls including codes of conduct and administrative policies and procedures. The WYCA Officer Delegation Scheme, which was adopted by the Authority on 1 April 2014, details functions which are delegated to officers by the Authority. As a local government body in its own right, it also has its own Governance and Audit Committee. The WYCA Annual Governance Statement and governance framework is included within its Annual Statement of Accounts 2014-15.

5.2 A Single Appraisal Framework (SAF) has been created and is being used to appraise and test schemes and investment decision making and this is aligned to the Treasury Green Book for financial and risk management. An Assurance Framework has been developed by WYCA and the LEP to govern any Growth Deal funding allocated by the LEP. This is seen as essential good practice for a partnership that must be trusted by the public and government to take its own investment decisions. This Framework is 9 designed to help maintain that reputation in the eyes of the government and public.

5.3 Appendix 4 provides a brief review of 2014-15 from a WYCA perspective as well as details on the WYCA Development Programme which has been created to drive organisational change, improve efficiency and ensure delivery and capacity for future demands. This includes replacing the existing Head of Paid Service with a Managing Director, reinforcing the connections with the Local Authority constituent members and designing a staff structure looking to 2020, the ambitions of the organisation and its statutory functions.

5.4 Bradford Council Governance and Audit Committee are to receive an update report on WYCA/LEP in April 2016 with a focus on governance, accountability and reporting arrangements.

6. LEGAL APPRAISAL

6.1 No direct legal issues arising from this update and progress report. WYCA came into being on 1 April 2014 by virtue of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 864/2014 (the 2014 Order). At the same time, the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority (WYITA) and the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) were dissolved. All of the functions, assets, liabilities and powers of WYITA and WYPTE were transferred to WYCA under the provisions of the 2014 Order. WYCA is now the Local Transport Authority for West Yorkshire and also has power to exercise Economic Development and Regeneration functions in conjunction with the District Councils of West Yorkshire. 6.2 Policy, structural and resource implications for Combined Authorities, Local Government, Central Government and public bodies are expected from the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill as it moves towards enactment and any related negotiations, decisions and arrangements.

7. OTHER IMPLICATIONS

7.1 EQUALITY & DIVERSITY WYCA, as a local authority body, along with its support to the LEP, follow equality and diversity legislation and good practice in their operations.

7.2 SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS WYCA and LEP work, funding and operations seek to support prosperity, economic growth and regeneration with a primary focus on West Yorkshire and York. The long- term ambitions to support local well-being are pursued through delivery of the City Region Strategic Economic Plan and the constitution, business plan and operations of the Combined Authority itself.

7.3 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS GHG Emissions management and impacts are a priority for WYCA/LEP, especially through the Local Transport Plan and its implementation. Control arrangements are in place to promote climate change mitigation, adaptation and emissions management from their operations, schemes and functions.

7.4 COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS None directly from this report.

10 7.5 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT No Human Rights issues arising directly from this Update report.

7.6 TRADE UNION None arising directly from this Update Report

7.7 WARD IMPLICATIONS Specific investments, schemes, support and operations of WYCA and the LEP take place across and throughout Bradford District. On matters of passenger transport and public transport services there is a WYCA Bradford District Consultation Sub- Committee in place to provide engagement and communication on key service provision, customer service, performance issues and improvements. There is direct operational contact between CBMDC officers and colleagues in WYCA/LEP.

8. NOT FOR PUBLICATION DOCUMENTS

None.

9. OPTIONS

This update and progress report is for information and discussion.

10. RECOMMENDATIONS

10.1 That the report be noted.

10.2 That a Progress Report on WYCA and LEP be included in the Work Programme and forward plan for the Corporate O&S Committee for 2016-17.

11. APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Key acronyms – list of acronyms as used in the report.

Appendix 2 Membership and direct involvement of Bradford Council elected members in key WYCA/LEP arenas – overview of the governance, structure and key membership of WYCA/LEP. WYCA/LEP external arenas and involvement.

Appendix 3 Key investment and schemes supported by WYCA/LEP 2015-16

Appendix 4 WYCA Review of 2014-15 & Development Programme 2015-16 onwards

12. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS West Yorkshire Combined Authority: An Update, Report of the Strategic Director – Regeneration and Culture Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee, 17th July 2014

West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Bradford Strategic Transport Infrastructure Priorities , Report of the Strategic Director – Regeneration and Culture, Environment and Waste Overview and Scrutiny Committee, 25 th November 2014

Bradford in the Leeds City Region: Leeds City Region and West Yorkshire Combined Authority Update, Report of the Strategic Director – Regeneration and Culture, Regeneration and Economic Overview and Scrutiny Committee, 12 th February 2015

West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Governance Update, Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, 4 th April 2014

Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership - http://www.the-lep.com/about/ West Yorkshire Combined Authority – http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Leeds City Region Strategic Economic Plan WY Local Transport Plan (LTP) 2011-2026 WY LTP Implementation Plan 2

Single Transport Plan 2015 - further information on the new Plan and a link to the online questionnaire is available at: http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/stp-survey

WYCA Business Plan 2015-16, WYCA Development Programme, January 2015 WYCA Transport Function Business Plan 2014-15 Annual Accounts 2014-15 (as at July 2015) Growth Deal Assurance Framework WYCA Growth Deal Delivery Reporting and dashboards (within WYCA Board papers) WYCA Equality Objectives

WYCA Bradford District Consultation Sub-Committee http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/your-ca/bradford-district-engagement/ Minutes http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/your-ca/bradford-district-engagement/minutes/

Leeds City Region: Growth Deal Update – January 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leeds-city-region-growth-deal

Devolution Deal – Summer 2015

UK Conservative Party General Election Manifesto, 2015 HM Government Summer Budget 2015 HM Government UK Productivity Plan, 2015 HM Government Spending Review 2015, “A country that lives within its means”, July 2015 Northern Powerhouse, Centre for Cities Factsheet, June 2015 The Northern Powerhouse: One Agenda, One Economy, One North, A report on the Northern Transport Strategy, HM Government & Transport for the North, March 2015 Connecting the Northern Powerhouse Blueprint, August 2015

LEP Network - http://www.lepnetwork.net/ Local Government Association – http://www.local.gov.uk

Appendix 1 Key acronyms

CBMDC City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council C&LGDB Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 2015 DHEZ Digital Health Enterprise Zone DCCY Digitial Catapult Centre Yorkshire DfT Department for Transport (Government) LBIA Leeds Bradford International Airport LCR Leeds City Region LDEDC Local Democracy Economic Development & Construction Act 2009 LEP Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership LGF Local Growth Fund (also known as Single Local Growth Fund SLGF) LRO Legislative Reform Order LTP West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan IP and IP2 Local Transport Plan Implementation Plan ‘Metro’ Branding for the public facing activities of the WYCA NGT Next Generation Transport PTE Passenger Transport Executive SAF Single Assessment Framework SEP Strategic Economic Plan (Leeds City Region) STP Single Transport Plan STIP Strategic Transport Infrastructure Priorities (Bradford District) WYCA West Yorkshire Combined Authority WY+TF West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund

Appendix 2 WYCA/LEP Overview

- Structure, Membership and direct involvement of Bradford Council elected members in key WYCA/LEP arenas.

14 APPOINTMENTS TO COMBINED AUTHORITY 2015 – 2016

Table provided by WYCA, August 2015

Barnsley - Stephen Houghton (L) Craven - Richard Foster (C) Harrogate - Richard Cooper (C) North Yorkshire - Carl Les (C) Selby - Mar k Crane (C) Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield York LEP (Leader) (Leader) (Leader) (Leader) (Leader)

APPOINTMENTS

Combined Authority David Green (L) Tim Swift (L) David Sheard (L) Judith Blake (L) Peter Box (L) Keith Roger N/A Aspden Marsh Substitutes Val Slater (L) Barry Collins Peter McBride James Lewis (L) Denise Jeffery (LD) Chair: Peter Box (L) (L) (L) Bob Dep Chair: Tim Swift Chris Cryan Steward (C)

Members appointed to better reflect political Liberal Conservative Conservative N/A balance across West Democrat Stephen Andrew Carter Yorkshire: Jeanette Baines Sunderland Simon Cooke Substitutes Nadeem (Bradford) Stewart Golton Ahmed (Leeds) (Wakefield)

CA Members Transport Committee Abid Hussain (L) David Kirton Eric Firth (L) Neil Buckley (C) Glyn Lloyd (L) Ian Gillies Tim Swift Chair: Keith Wakefield Michael Johnson (C) Elizabeth Smaje Michael Lyons Martyn Ward (C) Dep Chair: Eric Firth (L) Daniel (C) (L) (L) (Observer Rebecca Sutherland Amanda Stubley Christine Towler status) Member appointed to Poulsen (C) (L) (L) (L) better reflect political Taj Salam (L) Keith Wakefield balance across West (L) Yorkshire: Andrew Pinnock (LD)

West Yorkshire & York Val Slater (L) Barry Collins Peter McBride Richard Lewis Denise Jeffery Ian Gillies David Green Investment Committee (Post Holder) (L) (L) (L) (L) (C) Roger Marsh Chair: David Green (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post tbc Dep Chair: Roger Holder) Marsh

Governance and Audit Lynne Smith (L) Scott Benton Hilary Richards Ghulam Hussain Glenn Burton Neil Barnes Chair: Ghulam Hussain (Post Holder) (C) (L) (L) (L) (L) Roger Marsh (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post Holder) (Post Holder)

Overview and Scrutiny Mohammed Ferman Ali Andrew Cooper Kim Groves (L) Margaret Barbara Chair: Robert Light Amran (L) (L) (G) Peter Harrand Isherwood (L) Boyce (L) N/A Michael Ellis (C) James Baker Robert Light (C) (C) Albert Ian Fozia Shaheen (LD) Marielle O’Neill Jonathan Pryor Manifield (L) Cuthbertson (L) Scott Benton (L) (L) Elizabeth (LD) (C) Rhodes (L) Helen Douglas (C)

LCR Partnership David Green Committee (L) Chair: awaiting Tim Swift (L) confirmation David Sheard Dep Chair: as above (L) Co-optees Judith Blake (L) Peter Box (L) Keith Aspden (LD)

15 WYCA – 2015-16 The senior management team of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority is headed by the Head of Paid Service, with each of the Directors having clearly defined areas of responsibility. http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/foi/what_we_do/

Head of Paid Service Adrian Lythgo

Acting Director of Transport John Henkel

Director of Passenger Services John Henkel Responsible for bus strategy, tendered bus services, concessionary travel schemes, passenger information, bus stations, stops and shelters, travel planning initiatives, smart ticketing, Cycle City Ambition Grant and administration of MetroCard / MCard pre-paid ticketing scheme. Director of Development David Hoggarth Responsible for planning (including the Local Transport Plan), rail (including franchising), management and delivery of infrastructure projects. Director of Resources Angela Taylor Responsible for finance, ICT, corporate performance, HR, PR, Legal, governance and risk management. Leeds City Region LEP Director and Rob Norreys Head of Economic Strategy Responsible for management of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, delivering initiatives that support business, innovation and growth across the City Region.

LCR LEP Members of Boards and Panels - August 2015

Leeds Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board Members The LEP board brings together business and council leaders to oversee and make strategic decisions related to the Strategic Economic Plan. This approach to partnership working provides the best of both worlds: private sector expertise on what businesses need to grow, and democratic accountability for public sector investment. These partnerships enable efforts to realise the best economic outcomes for our region. • Chair: Roger Marsh, former senior partner, PWC Leeds • Cllr Judith Blake, Leader, Leeds City Council • Cllr Peter Box, Leader Wakefield Council & Chair, West Yorkshire Combined Authority • Cllr David Green, Leader Bradford Council and Chair, Housing & Regeneration Board • Stephanie Burras, Founder & CEO of Ahead Partnership, Chair Employment & Skills Panel • Cllr Richard Cooper, Leader, Harrogate Council • Bob Cryan, Vice-chancellor & CEO, University of Huddersfield • Paul Hamer, CEO of WYG and Chair, Green Economy Panel • Stephen Harris, Regional Managing Director – North, Lloyds Banking Group • Cllr Carl Les, Leader, North Yorkshire County Council • Cllr John Parkin, Leader, North Yorkshire County Council • Rashik Parmar, Distinguished Engineer & Past President of IBM’s Academy of Technology, and Chair, Business Communications Group • Mark Ridgway, Managing Director, Group Rhodes • Cllr David Sheard, Leader, Kirklees Council • Cllr Chris Steward, Leader, City of York Council • Cllr Tim Swift, Leader, Calderdale Council

16 Business Innovation and Growth Panel (BIG Panel) This industry-led panel, made up of businesses, universities, policy-makers and delivery partners, ensures that work is driven by the needs of business. The panel oversees projects that will realise the region’s economic potential by strengthening global competitiveness, encouraging innovation and enterprise and unlocking small business growth. • Chair: Eric Hawthorn, Radio Design • Frank Ashton, Cummins • Prof Bob Cryan, University of Huddersfield • Martin Doxey, Leeds City Region Innovation Group • John Eaglesham, Advanced Digital Institute • Kersten England, Chief Executive, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council • Cllr Richard Foster, Craven District Council • Prof David Hogg, University of Leeds • Cllr Denise Jeffery, Wakefield Council • Sophie Jewett, York Cocoa House • Amanda Lennon, Innovat8 • Steve McKevitt, Golden (Deputy Chair) • Cllr Roy Miller, Barnsley Metropolitan District Council • Cllr Patrick Mulligan, North Yorkshire County Council • Sandy Needham, West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce • Peter Roberts, Leeds City College • Mark Robson, UKTI • Chris Schofield, Schofield Sweeney • Paul Stephens, UKTI • Richard Smith, Surfachem Ltd • Andrew Wright, Reliance Precision Engineering

Employment and Skills Panel This panel brings employers together with local authorities and skills providers. They oversee projects to address skills gaps in the city region's key industry sectors, and create local leadership that drives improvements in skills and employment. Their work is driven by the needs of employers and the region's economy. • Chair: Stephanie Burras, Ahead Partnership • Philip Ball, Kodak Ltd • Prof Mike Campbell, Labour Market and Skills Specialist • Paul Dowd, Morrisons • Peter Duffy, Peter Duffy Limited • Cllr David Green, Bradford Council (Deputy Chair) • David Harris, Royal Bank of Scotland • Tim Hedley-Jones, Eastcoast • Michael Holgate, Yorkshire & Humber NHS • Clive Howarth, Skills Funding Agency • Tom Keeney, BT • Cllr Janet Looker, City of York Council • Cllr Cliff Lunn, North Yorkshire County Council • Cllr Jenny Lynn, Calderdale Council • Karen Milner, The Big Word • Beverley Parrish, Exponent International • Joanne Roney, Wakefield Council • Dave Wright, Job Centre Plus • Cllr Lucinda Yeadon, Leeds City Council

The Green Economy Panel This panel is a joint partnership between local government and private sector businesses in the 17 region. They oversee projects that are helping to develop a cutting-edge energy infrastructure for the region that will drive innovation and contribute to business growth. Their main objective is to achieve a substantial and continued decrease in carbon emissions, while also increasing economic output and employment. • Chair: Paul Hamer, WYG • John Bradley, Crompton • Stewart Bunney, ASDA • Cllr Mark Dobson, Leeds City Council • Mark Duncan, Duncan Renewables • William Firth, Hargreaves Services Plc • Howard Forster, Northern Gas Networks • Richard Goodfellow, Addleshaw Goddard LLP • Lucy Hind, Covance Laboratories Ltd • Beverley Parrish, Exponent International • Simon Pringle, BDO LLP • Dr Joe Ross, Biorenewables Development Centre • Wallace Samspon, Harrogate Borough Council • Cllr David Sheard, Kirklees Council (Deputy Chair)

Housing and Regeneration Board This board brings the LEP together with local authorities and the government's Homes and Communities Agency to oversee and deliver housing and regeneration programmes that create better places to live in our region. The board develops strategy and policy, and defines priorities for housing and regeneration. • Chair: Cllr David Green, Bradford Council • Cllr Richard Foster, Craven Council • Cllr Peter Gruen, Leeds City Council • Cllr Denise Jeffrey, Wakefield Council • Roger Marsh, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership • Merran McRae, Calderdale Council • Naz Parkar, Homes and Communities Agency • Cllr Tracey Simpson-Laing, City of York Council

Investment Panel This panel is made up of representatives from the public and private sectors. They ensure that all applications for financing from the LEP are appraised in a robust and transparent way, and oversee all funding awards. The make-up of the panel has been designed to provide democratic accountability and a balance of expertise. Applications are considered by this panel first, before handing recommendations over to the LEP Board and Partnership Committee for endorsement. • Chair: Cllr Keith Wakefield, Leeds City Council • Stephen Harris, Lloyds Banking Group • Cllr Philip Ireland, Harrogate Borough Council • Roger Marsh, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership • Simon Pringle, BDO LLP • Chris Schofield, Schofield Sweeney • Cllr David Sheard, Kirklees Council

Business Communications Group This group is made up of spokespeople from key business representative organisations in the City Region. They play an active role in supporting business growth in the region by helping to coordinate effective communications between the LEP and the business community. They also act as an advisory group to the LEP Board; consulting with their members on barriers to growth and ensuring businesses are at the heart of everything we do. • Chair: Rashik Parmar, IBM 18 • Wim Batist, Calderdale & Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance • Paula Denison, The Social Enterprise Support Centre Ltd • Stuart Flack, Electronics Yorkshire • Martin Hathaway, Mid-Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce • Neil Kendall, FSB West Yorkshire • Keith Lewis, Carillion PLC • Chris Manners, The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) • Robert McClements, CDI Yorkshire • John Millichap, National Federation of Builders • Liz Needleman, Business in the Community • Andrew Palmer, CBI – Yorkshire & Humber • Richard Serra, Quod Ltd • Geoff Shepherd, Yorkshire Mafia • Amarjit Singh, Yorkshire Asian Business Association • Natalie Sykes, Institute of Directors • Leigh Taylor, Lloyds Bank • Louise Tearle, Leeds City College • Andrew Tuscher, EEF • Geoff White, RICS North

WYCA/LEP Involvement in Outside Bodies – 2014-16

Outside Body Nomination Nomination 2014/15 2015/16 Transport for the North James Lewis Transport for the North Partnership Keith Wakefield/ Cllr K Wakefield/ Board Roger Marsh Roger Marsh Rail North Director James Lewis Cllr K Wakefield Rail North Alternate Director Keith Wakefield Cllr J Blake Calder Valley Line Working Group James Lewis Cllr T Swift City Regions Transport Special Interest Group Chair of Transport Committee James Lewis Cllr K Wakefield Deputy Chair of Transport Committee Leader of Opposition - Transport Committee Eric Firth Cllr E Firth Liz Smaje Cllr E Smaje East Coast Main Line Authorities Eric Firth Cllr E Firth HS2 Regional Programme Board James Lewis Cllr K Wakefield Leeds Station Strategic Advisory James Lewis Cllr K Wakefield Board The Association of Rail North Partner James Lewis Cllr K Wakefield Authorities Leaders’ Committee Keith Wakefield (sub) Cllr Val Slater, Bradford, Sub University of Leeds – • Council • Strategy & Investment Committee Roger Marsh Roger Marsh • Audit & Risk Committee Roger Marsh Roger Marsh Roger Marsh Roger Marsh HS2 Growth Taskforce Roger Marsh Roger Marsh Bradford Producer City Board Roger Marsh Roger Marsh

As per minutes of WYCA 25 th June 2015

19 Appendix 3 Key investment and schemes supported by WYCA/LEP 2015-16

Dashboard – as presented to WYCA, 23 rd July 2015

As additional document – for printing in A3

Appendix 4 WYCA Review of the year 2014-15 and Development Programme

Review of the year 2014-15 2014/15 has been the first year of business for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. At its inaugural meeting on 1 April 2014 it set out its agenda of economic growth for West Yorkshire that would improve the quality of life for its residents. This will only be achieved through working closely together with the constituent local councils and the LEP.

The WYCA has adopted the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) produced by the LEP that sets out the plan for economic growth in the region. This will be supported by the Single Transport Plan (STP) which will provide an update to the Local Transport Plan (LTP3) which covers the period 2011 to 2026. In its first year the WYCA has secured some notable successes. In partnership with the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership it secured a £1bn Growth Deal settlement, the country’s largest, which uniquely included £420m to establish a £1.4bn West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. This was supplemented by an additional £54.6m of Growth Deal funding announced in January. Work is underway to move a range of projects including transport, housing and regeneration from the planning stage to construction, ensuring the organisation has the right structures, skills and resources to deliver this agenda. A number of projects within the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund are now progressing through the gateway approval process which reflects the governance arrangements agreed in the assurance frameworks in place. Funding is also included in this deal for skills which will see further development of the successful programmes to get young people into apprenticeships and encourage businesses to invest in skills training. The budget statement in March included a first-stage devolution deal with government, giving council leaders and businesses greater influence over investment decisions on skills, transport, housing and support for small businesses. Work is underway to develop the next stage of devolution for the region to enable further economic growth.

Working closely with the LEP the WYCA has also seen good progress on the Better Homes Yorkshire project, which will enable around 12,000 residents across the City Region to save money on their fuel bills by taking advantage of heavily discounted improvement work such as insulation and boiler replacements, as well development of a superfast broadband proposal.

The financial climate continues to provide challenges. The former WYITA undertook to make over £5m savings per annum from the bus tendered network through a series of reviews commencing in 2011/12. These reviews, covering all West Yorkshire Districts, are now complete and have achieved the required savings whilst still maintaining a viable network for users. All areas of activity have been re-examined as part of the budget process to seek to achieve cost reductions whilst improving income opportunities. This work will continue with the funding available for LEP economic activities being combined with the transport funding to ensure the best use of the available funding for the wider activities of the WYCA.

(Extract from WYCA Annual Report 2014-15, July 2015)

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WYCA Development Programme

Change for WYCA is seen as essential to ensure that the organisation is in a position to deliver shared aspirations. The WYCA development programme will focus on integrating the economic and transport functions and evolving WYCA vision. The change will be focused particularly in the following areas: • The incorporation of the Local Economic Partnership (LEP), • The new focus on economic growth as a driver for everything we do, • The massive opportunities associated with the additional funding secured for the delivery of an ambitious programme of work. The Development Programme follows on from the formation of the Combined Authority, via four key work streams: • Mission: Developing WYCA mission and vision as a means of directing and prioritising its work, taking on multiple brands and identities and working out how to make sure key messages are set out in the right way for the right audience. • Governance: Embedding new ways of working, particularly in relation to the decision making arrangements, both internally and across the Leeds City Region. • Government: Being clear about who WYCA need to work with, using its new status to ‘open doors’ in Whitehall and making sure that everyone knows what the organisation is all about and what it is working towards. • Organisation: Making sure WYCA has the right people, with the right skills, in the right teams doing the right work. Ensuring the organisational structures match the work WYCA has to do, looking at different ways to ‘package’ teams together in order to get the best out of them.

WYCA HEADLINES WYCA key priorities for 2015/16 are to: • Agree and implement the Devolution Deal • Review the effectiveness of City Region governance • Prepare for the outcome of the general election and the subsequent spending review • Complete development of the Single Transport Plan, including a bus strategy and low emission / low carbon initiatives. • Support preparatory work for HS2/HS3 and pan-northern connectivity through Transport for the North. • Start to deliver the schemes funded through the Growth Deal and the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. • Develop financial strategies and associated efficiencies and economies, including further collaboration and development of self-service options. • Enhance procurement and contract management procedures, including those relating to the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. • Make a Ticketing Scheme under the Transport Act 2000 to secure the benefits of investment in ticketing technologies. • Adopt smartcard data for reimbursing bus and rail operators for concessionary travel and apportioning pre-paid multi-operator ticket revenues, achieving efficiency savings. (Extract from WYCA Business Plan 2015-16, January 2015)