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How Many? Who are we?
4 Sectors:
Public, Private, Education and Community
Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Ltd
A company limited by guarantee and registered at Companies House No. 07885051
Where are we?
Thames Valley Berkshire covers the six unitary local authority areas of:
Bracknell Forest Reading Slough West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham When
We sent the Secretary of State our first proposal for an LEP in Thames Valley Berkshire on 2 September 2010
The Company was incorporated on 16 December 2011 What do we do?
We: Collaborate for Growth
By: Removing Barriers to Growth
Focus on: Infrastructure, Skills and Investment
How
Collaboration Influence Partnership but mainly Collaboration
And of course the Growing Places Fund … of which more in a minute How Many?
TV Berkshire provides 15% of the UK’s Economic Output GVA and jobs growth predicted to rise faster than South East average (4,200 jobs already in pipeline) 37% of working population has degree level education, 19% A level or equivalent Annual average earnings £39,000 73% of population live & work in TVB Why?
The purpose of the LEP is to grow the local economy in order to secure the wellbeing of all who live and work within Berkshire
TVB LEP key priorities
Transport infrastructure http://wrath.thamesvalleyberkshire.co.uk
Better broadband and other communications http://superfast.thamesvalleyberkshire.co.uk
Developing skills and education in Berkshire
High levels of inward investment Growing Places Fund (1)
Any one of:
Infrastructure, housing and other developments
Communications Infrastructure
Innovative and Creative Projects which remove barriers or promote jobs Growing Places Fund (2)
Create a Capital Asset
Coherent Repayment Proposal Growing Places Fund (3)
Two stage application process
Outline Application first
Invitation to submit Full Detailed, with or without conditions Growing Places Fund (4)
So far 9 applications determined
1 (Broadband) approved; 2 invited to submit Phase 2 applications 6 rejected
Another 3 Phase 1 being considered on Friday Another 4 in pre-application discussions No Housing Schemes so far