Where Should Yorkshire Be in Ten Years' Time?
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2030 VISION Where Should Yorkshire be in Ten Years’ Time? 2 2030 VISION CONTENTS About Policy Yorkshire 4 Foreword 5 Dan Jarvis MBE MP 7 Mayor of the Sheffield City Region John Cridland CBE 8 Chair of Transport for the North Clare Crabb 9 Director (North of England), The Prince’s Trust James Mitchinson 11 Editor of the Yorkshire Post Mark Arthur 12 Chief Executive of Yorkshire Country Cricket Club Andrea Jenkyns MP 13 (Morley and Outwood) Lord Haskins of Skidby 14 Chair of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership Bill Adams 16 Regional Secretary, TUC Yorkshire and Humber Carolyn Frank 19 Development Manager (North Yorkshire), Federation of Small Businesses Professor Sir Chris Husbands 20 Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University and Chair of Yorkshire Universities Gary Hetherington 23 Chief Executive, Leeds Rhinos Sponsored by: Lord Haskins of Skidby 3 ABOUT POLICY YORKSHIRE Policy Yorkshire is the region’s first think tank. The idea to set up a think tank was first conceived Meet the Board in response to the debate around devolution which centred on structures rather than what tangible • Deborah Fleming difference mayors would make to meeting the policy Business Development Director, needs of the region. Walker Morris LLP Also, it was thought that as the largest region in the • Emma Tregenza country, Yorkshire is big and bold enough to have its own General Counsel, Emerald Group think tank. • Jonathan Procter Several meetings were held attended by MPs and Peers, Senior Consultant, DLA Piper council leaders, businesses people, university and civic society representatives, and all strongly backed the idea. • Matthew Howarth Partner, Shoosmiths LLP in Leeds (Chair) The organisation formally began its life at a meeting in 2018 at which the Archbishop of York spoke to welcome • Natalie Sykes its formation. Yorkshire and North East Regional Director, Institute of Directors • Nick Atkin Our key objectives are: Chief Executive, Yorkshire Housing • To provide an analysis of the state of Yorkshire across a wide spectrum of policy areas Our Patrons • To identify the challenges that policy makers need to address • Rt Hon Lord Blunkett of Brightside & Hillsborough • To provide practical, evidence based policy ideas and solutions to these challenges • Baroness Eaton of Cottingley • Lord Haskins of Skidby We aim to produce reports with recommendations to be sent to policy and decision makers in local and central government. The secretariat to Policy Yorkshire is provided by The Public Affairs Company, based in Leeds. Membership of Policy Yorkshire is open to all corporate bodies, academic institutions, regional organisations, local authorities, individuals, charities and other third sector organisations based in Yorkshire. Members are invited to events and are asked to suggest what subject areas they want Policy Yorkshire to focus on. They are credited on the website and have the opportunity to stand for the Board. The annual cost is £750. Further information can be found on our website at www.policyyorkshire.org, or by emailing [email protected] or ringing 0113 278 0211. @PolicyYorkshire 4 2030 VISION Matthew Howarth FOREWORD Chair of Policy Yorkshire The start of the third decade of the 21st century provides None of what is envisaged in this document need be a an important opportunity for us to look forward to what pipe dream. That is why Policy Yorkshire is so important. the next ten years will bring for our region. From the visions laid out here we want to develop the practical, evidenced based policy proposals which those This comes at an opportune time with a still, relatively at all levels of government in Yorkshire and Westminster new, government taking office pledged to ‘level up’ the recognise as desirable, workable and ready to be adopted. north, agreement on a devolution deal in West Yorkshire and the need to develop a comprehensive plan for the We need to show that as a region we are stepping up to region’s recovery following the economic and social the plate, devising home-grown solutions that we are disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. ready to run with and supporting our elected Mayors, councillors and MPs to secure policy and fiscal change Faced with such a challenging landscape the question needed to enable the region to meet the aspirations we must ask ourselves is what contribution elected of our contributors and all others who live and work in Mayors alongside central and local government, business Yorkshire. and civic communities will make to ensuring that the next decade unleashes the full potential of Yorkshire. That is why Policy Yorkshire will aim to develop reports and materials that are accessible to all, avoiding the trap This requires a vision outlining where we need to go which of publishing weighty tomes that are unlikely to be read. this document seeks to achieve. Each of the contributors That is why we want to be a critical friend, challenging to this has set out how they see the next decade for the Whitehall and town halls about whether the money region. Whilst they were written before the coronavirus already available to the region could be spent better. It is outbreak had really taken hold, that makes them no also why when we publish reports, we want to encourage less relevant today. Indeed, as we transition to a period active support for them, because policy ideas without of recovery and renewal a positive vision for the region is policy changes will do nothing to achieve the visions needed now more than ever. outlined in this document. Each contributor passionately reminds us of the potential It is for that reason that I invite you to join us. Become a of Yorkshire in shaping the country’s destiny. member, sponsor research projects and shape our work for the future. Yorkshire has so much potential. Will you From improved transport connectivity to harnessing the be part of unlocking this? opportunities of new technology, from building social cohesion through sport to addressing the climate crisis and from ensuring our young people are equipped with the skills to succeed to empowering our towns and rural areas, the scale of the challenges we face are considerable to say the least. Matthew Howarth Chair 5 Our people are diverse and reflect Yorkshire’s past, its present and its future. We are a thousand places, and we are one. 6 2030 VISION We will also build on the expertise of our businesses, MBE MP technology specialists and researchers who are leading Dan Jarvis the way in responding to the health challenges caused by Mayor of the Sheffield modern, sedentary lifestyles and an ageing demographic. City Region In South Yorkshire we are starting to build a cluster of world-class research with The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam, and innovative businesses that will lead the way in advanced well-being, health prevention and medicine. As Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, I never fail to be impressed by the resilience of the people and leaders The future of our region is green. Over the next ten years who call Yorkshire their home. Our people are diverse we will have made huge strides in creating a Northern and reflect Yorkshire’s past, its present and its future. Forest that will cross from the east to the west coast of We are a thousand places, and we are one. We are a the North of England. It will deliver economic, social region blessed with vibrant towns and cities, a glorious and environmental benefits for our residents, but most coast line, and vast green spaces like the Dales and importantly, for future generations. By 2030, the North of the Peaks. It is this diversity of place, capability and England will be delivering on its commitment to tackling opportunity that makes me optimistic that in ten years’ climate change. time Yorkshire will be well on the road to being an ever more inclusive and prosperous county. For decades we have seen economic growth that hasn’t reached into all of our communities. As a result, there are Because in ten years’ time, our region will have disparities in educational opportunities, outcomes and consolidated its position in research, innovation and wages, and access, including transport access, to public creativity; a strand of Yorkshire DNA running through the services often falls far short of what our communities veins of our cutting-edge manufacturers, our farmers, our should expect both within Yorkshire but also across digital and technology firms and our tourist attractions. It the country. We have started to make real progress on is capabilities such as these that will put Yorkshire in the building an economy that has people at its heart, and in vanguard of the world’s response to the great challenges ten years’ time, I believe Yorkshire will have transformed of the 21st century; challenges posed by climate change, how we view the role of the economy. an ageing population, by automation and an economic growth model that has failed to include all our people For too long, the decisions about the communities, people and communities in every region. and businesses in Yorkshire have been determined in the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall. The next ten I am optimistic about our future here because we have years will require a radical change in how this country is the talent, the capabilities and the ambition to make governed. Here in South Yorkshire, our four local authority it happen. Here in South Yorkshire we will help the leaders and myself have started on that journey by world make cars, planes, and machines that are lighter, agreeing to advance the Sheffield City Region devolution stronger, cleaner and greener. Working with world-class deal whilst also progressing discussions about the roles manufacturers like McLaren, Boeing and Rolls Royce, we and functions of a Committee of Leaders from across will do this by building upon our research and business Yorkshire.