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1 2 . NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. b- L. REPORT
To: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Subject: THE GOVERNMENT’S COMMITTEE PROPOSALS FOR NEW ASSISTED AREAS
From: DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
Date: 26 JULY 1999 I Ref: TCREP596.doc
1 Purpose of Report
1.1 To inform the Committee of the outcome of the Government’s review of -4ssisted Area status and eligibility for Government Regional Policy assistance.
2 Background
2.1 The main form of assistance given by the UK Government within Assisted Areas is ‘Regional Selective Assistance’ (RSA) which provides discretionary grants to firms in support of projects which will create or safeguard jobs, increase competitiveness and generate benefits for the wider regional economy.
2.2 On 30 July 1998, the Government produced a consultation document which sought views on deriving a common methodology for reviewing Assisted Areas. Following discussions with colleagues at South Lanarkshire Council and the Lanarkshire Development Agency, North Lanarkshire Council submitted a response through this committee on 8 October 1998.
2.3 On 6 July 1999, the UK Government released its proposed Assisted Area Map to be operative from 1 January 2000 pending the approval of the European Commission.
3 The Government’s Proposals-Geographic Selection and Indicators Used
3.1 The Government considered a variety of possible geographical units. While recognising that larger units such as Local Authority boundaries have a wider range of statistical information available and that these numbers are more robust, the Government considered that they could lead to an inefficient targeting of regional aid. It was considered that the use of larger geographic units might lead to the exclusion of many deserving localities simply on the grounds that they were part of a larger unit which did not demonstrate its eligibility across its whole area.
The Government therefore decided to propose Assisted Areas based on groupings of locai authority wards. Comprehensive up-to-date ward level statistics are generally not readily available from official sources. The statistical indicators used have therefore been derived by combining different official sources such as the Census of Population, Labour Force Survey, Count of Claimants of Unemployment-related Benefits and the Annual Employment Survey. 1991 wards were used because of data availability. 69
3.2 The Government’s aim has been to identify locations of need (largely in terms of labour market weakness) and match these with neighbouring areas of opportunity where regional aid might have most effect in alleviating these needs. The Government used 4 indicators to identify areas with significant labour market weaknesses: employment participation rates, residence-based unemployment rates, workforce-based unemployment rates, and local dependence on manufacturing. Using these four indicators, the Government reviewed all parts of Great Britain in order to identify areas suffering high levels of unemployment or low participation in the labour market, combined with significant manufacturing activity.
3.3 As anticipated, the eligible UK population fell from 34% to 28%. In Scotland the eligible population was reduced from 64% to 49%. The following table indicates the changes at a West of Scotland level.
1 West Dunbartonshire I 100% 168%
4 Implications for North Lanarkshire
4.1 As the above table shows coverage, based on 1991 wards is reduced from full coverage to 87%. The wards which remain eligible are identified in the full report a copy of which will be made available to members through the Economic Development Unit. Annex 1. Please note that these wards are arranged alphabetically under their former District Council areas.
4.2 It is important to identify those 1991 Wards which are no longer eligible Assisted Areas. Of the wards making up the former District Councils the following have been EXCLUDED from 0 Assisted Area- 87(3)c status.
Cumbemauld and Kilsyth Kildrum and Park Abronhill West and Abronhill East Queenzieburn and Kilsyth North West Banton and Kilsyth Central and East
Monklands New Monklands East
Motherwell Cambusnethan Newmains
Strathkelvin Stepps 70
5. Steps Being Taken
5.1 The Government has not as yet invited comments on the map in the form of a further consultation. Officers from North and South Lanarkshire Council’s and the LDA are meeting to consider the strategic implications of the review. An initial analysis of companies, industries and strategic sites which may be affected in North Lanarkshire is attached at Annex 2. This analysis will expand and form the basis of any response to the Government’s proposals.
6. Recommendations
6.1 That the committee note the contents of this report and the action being taken to assess its impact in North Lanarkshire.
David M Porch Director of Planning & Environment 71
Annex 1
The Governments Proposals for New Assisted Areas-Department of Trade and Industry, July 1999 72
THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSALS FOR NEW ASSISTED AREAS
The Department of Trade and Industry
in conjunction with
The Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
JULY 1999 73
The new Assisted Areas
This publication The Assisted Areas are those areas of Great Britain where reports the regional aid may be granted under European Community law. Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) is the main form outcome of the of such aid in Great Britain. It is a discretionary grant, review of the awarded to secure employment opportunities and increase Assisted Areas. regional competitiveness and prosperity. On 30 July 1998 the Government announced that it would be carrying out a review of the Assisted Areas in response to new European guidelines on regional aid.
The Government has carried out a comprehensive review of the Assisted Areas taking into account responses to the Consultation Document issued last July.
It describes the The three month public consultation generated over 3 50 Government’s responses. A wide variety of criteria were proposed for determining the new Assisted Areas. Labour market proposals to the indicators, particularly unemployment, received the most European support. Wards were the most widely supported unit of Commission for geography to form the basis of the map. new Assisted Areas to operate The Government’s proposals are published today. They will from 1 January need the approval of the European Commission. They may therefore be subject to amendment after discussion with the 2000. Commission. The Government will announce the definitive map of the new Assisted Areas when they have been agreed with the Commission. 74
European The review of the Assisted Areas has been conducted under Commission the European Commission guidelines on regional aid published in the Official Journal of the European Regional Aid Communities on 10 March 1998 ’. These guidelines aim to Guidelines introduce a transparent and comparable regional aid system across Member States; they are part of the drive to reduce the overall level of aid to industry in the Community. The Government supports this.
The guidelines require all Member States to propose new Assisted Areas to operate from 1 January 2000.
The aims of the The Government is committed to creating a modem and Government’s competitive economy. Regional industrial policy has a key role to play. It brings under-utilised resources back into the regional industrial economy, enhancing employment opportunities and policy improving competitiveness.
In the Competitiveness White Paper2, the Government made two commitments on regional industrial policy. It said that it would support the policy of developing forward- looking regions by:
focusing support more on high-quality, knowledge-based projects which provide skilled jobs; and
introducing a new Assisted Areas map, taking account of the response to the public consultation.
The Government’s proposals for designating new Assisted Areas have today been submitted to the European Commission.
’ ref. 98lC 74/06 “Our Competitive Future: Building the Knowledge Driven Economy”. Cm 4176 75
The Government also stated in the Competitiveness White Paper that it would consider new measures to support the growth of smaller businesses in selected areas with particular needs. Details of the new scheme will be announced in the autumn.
Results of the The review of the Assisted Areas began with a three month Public period of formal consultation. The Consultation Document was given wide distribution with over 4000 copies sent out Consultation and through publication on the Internet. The Consultation Document asked respondents to comment on areas which might be designated. It also invited views on the geographical unit and criteria which should be used in drawing up the new map.
Over 350 responses were received in total. Some 244 local authorities responded, some individually and some as joint bids with neighbouring authorities or as part of a partnership bid. Submissions were also received from national bodies, as well as organisations representing specific types of area.
A wide range of criteria were suggested, sometimes as specific proposals for the methodology which the UK should put forward for determining the map but more commonly as evidence of the social and economic needs of a particular area. Unemployment was the most frequently cited. For the geographical unit there was most support for the use of wards because of the scope this unit offers to target areas with severe problems masked in statistics for the wider area. There was also however sizeable support for the use of travel to work areas (TTWAs) and local authority districts. 76
Support for NUTS 3, the Commission’s preferred unit, was more limited.
The Government also received comment and advice from the English Regional Development Agencies.
Over 40 meetings were held with delegations who wished to underline the case for Assisted Area status for their areas. Members of Parliament, local authorities and other bodies continued to submit their views after the formal consultation period ended.
The Government is gratell for the time and effort put in by all those who submitted views in response to the review.
Copies of responses to the public consultation are available for public inspection, on request to the Library of the Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW 1H OET.
Conduct of the The Industrial Development Act 1982 (section 1) confers Review power to define Assisted Areas in Great Britain on the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. This provision is not devolved and the Assisted Areas Map remains the responsibility of the Government. DTI had lead responsibility for the review supported by officials serving the Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales.
The Government carried out a review of the Assisted Areas of Great Britain as a whole. All areas were assessed for 77
inclusion even if no specific representations were made under the consultation.
In line with the Industrial Development Act 1982, the Government has had regard to “all the circumstances, actual and expected, including the state of employment and unemployment, population changes, migration and the objectives of regional policies.”
Under the review the Government has sought to identify those areas where assistance is both needed and regional industrial aid an appropriate policy response.
The Government has also taken account of the results of the public consultation and the recommendations of the Report of Coalfields Taskforce published in June 1998.
Area Designation The responsibility of designating Assisted Areas has not been devolved under the devolution legislation. This document sets out details of the Government’s proposals for Assisted Areas under Articles 87(3)a and 87(3)c3 of the EC Treaty (denoted as “Tier 1” and “Tier 2” respectively). The population coverage of the proposed areas is subject to a ceiling set by the Commission. The map at Annex A shows the areas in Great Britain which the Government has proposed to the Commission4. Annex B lists the relevant local authority districts and wards in Tiers 1 and 2.
The Amsterdam Treaty renumbered Articles 92(3)a and 92(3)c as 87(3)a and 87(3)c respectively. 4 In recognition of Northern Ireland’s special circumstances, the Government has put forward Northern Ireland as a special assisted area, as envisaged in the regional aid guidelines. 78
Financial assistance to industry is a devolved matter. In England, the Government is planning to introduce new arrangements in areas of need to support businesses employing less than 250 people (the “Third Tier”). In Scotland and Wales, support for SMEs is a matter for the devolved administrations.
Under European state aid rules Tiers 1 and 2 of the new Assisted Areas will remain in force for the period 1 January 2000 - 3 1 December 2006. During this time the UK may propose adjustments to its map in the event of significant socio-economic changes but any additions to the map must be off-set by exclusion of other areas in order to maintain the same overall population ceiling. Tier 3 is not subject to this constraint.
Article 87(3)a In accordance with paragraph 3.5 of the guidelines, the Areas Government is proposing four areas for Assisted Area status under Article 87(3)a. They are: (“Tier 1”)
Cornwall
Merseyside
South Yorkshire
West Wales and the Valleys.
Measured at purchasing power parities and averaged over the three years 1994 to 1996 these areas had a GDP per capita of below 75% of the EU average and are NUTS 2 areas under Eurostat’s Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics. The regional aid guidelines allow higher maximum grant levels in these areas (see Annex D). 79
Article 87(3)c In line with the results of the public consultation, the areas Areas proposed under Article 87(3)c have been built up by wards and seek to capture areas of acute labour market need. (“ Tier 2”) Wards are as defined in 1991.
In drawing up these proposals, the Government’s aim has been to combine areas of need with major areas of opportunity for employment creation, investment and regeneration.
The Government has also borne in mind the requirement of the regional aid guidelines that areas proposed should be compact and contiguous.
Further details on the methodology used to select the Areas proposed under article 87(3)c are at Annex C.
In addition, the Government is proposing the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Area for Assisted Area status under Article 87(3)c in recognition of the problems imposed by its sparse population.
0 New Enterprise The Government also plans to introduce in England a new Grant Areas Third Tier of Enterprise Grant Areas where assistance will be available to businesses employing up to 250 people. (“ Tier 3”) Small businesses have a crucial role to play in regional development and in tackling need. The introduction of these Enterprise Grant Areas, which will extend outside Tiers 1 and 2, complements the measures already announced to support and encourage the development of small businesses, through the establishment of the Small Business Service and the creation of Enterprise Fund. 80
Under devolution arrangements it will be for the Scottish and Welsh administrations to decide whether they wish to introduce similar designated areas and the form of support that would be available.
The new Enterprise Grant Areas are areas of identified special need; in addition to areas covered by Tiers 1 and 2 they will cover, at least initially:
local authority districts with high unemployment or low employment rates;
coalfield areas; and
Rural Development Areas.
It is intended that the Third Tier should be a flexible measure to aid regional development and respond to local economic crises. The areas will therefore be reviewed &er an initial period of twelve months in conjunction with regional partners, including the Regional Development Agencies.
Other The new Assisted Areas complement other programmes Government which aim to bring improvements to different areas across the country. A list of relevant English area-based and initiatives which regeneration initiatives is shown in Annex G. There are tackle area-based similar arrangements in Scotland and Wales. need.
European New European Union Structural Fund areas will come into 81
Structural Fund operation on 1 January 2000. Areas The criteria for Objective 1 of the Structural Funds under the Structural Fund Regulation and for Tier 1 of the Assisted Areas under the regional aid guidelines (87(3)a areas) are identical. (These must be NUTS 2 areas with GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average over the years 1994-96). Areas with Tier 1 Assisted Area status will also be Structural Funds Objective 1 areas.
Objective 2 Structural Funds areas and Tier 2 Assisted Areas (Article 87(3)c areas) will not be identical. The Structural Funds and Assisted Area maps are different policy instruments addressing different needs. There may be areas where both instruments are appropriate but there is no presumption that the two sets of areas should be identical or one contain the other.
Following the public consultation in April and May, the Government is developing its proposals for Objective 2 Structural Fund areas. These proposals will be submitted to the Commission and announced later in the summer.
Internet addresses This publication is available on the Internet at http://www. dti .gov.uk/assistedareas.
The European Commission’s guidelines on national regional aid can be accessed via DGIV’s site at http ://europa.eu .inden/comm/dg04/lawai d/en/regai d.pdf
Enquiries Contact points for enquiries are shown on page 12. 82
Contact points for enquiries
Scotland Government Office for Government Office for the Mr Eric Ferguson Yorkshire and the Humber South East Office of the Secretary of Mr Llew Owen Mr Chris Farthing State for Scotland City House Bridge House 4th Floor PO Box 213 1 Walnut Tree Close Meridian Court New Station Street Guildford Cadogan Street Leeds Surrey Glasgow LSl4US GU14GA G2 6AT Telephone: 01 13 283 6304 Telephone: 01483 882543 Telephone: 0141 242 5699
Wales Government Office for the Government Office for Office of the Secretary of West Midlands London State for Wales Mr Stuart Downing Mr Graham Bartlett Gwy dyr House 77 Paradise Circus Rivewalk House Whitehall House Queensway 5th Floor London Birmingham 157 - 161 Millbank SWlA 2ER B12DT London Telephone: 0171 270 3000 Telephone: 0121 212 5166 SWlP 4RR Telephone: 0171 217 3221
Government Office for the Government Office for the Government Office for the North East East Midlands East of Endand Region Mr Rick O’Farrell or Mr Peter Dale Ms Wendy Hall Mr Keith Raine Belgrave Centre Building A Wellbar House Talbot Street Westbrook Centre Gallowgate Nottingham Milton Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NG15GG Cambridge NE1 4TD Telephone: 01 15 971 2592 CB4 1YG Telephone: 0191 202 3817 Telephone: 01223 346749 or 0191 202 3833
Government Office for the Government Office for the North West South West Mr Pat Shilliday Mr Bob Punchard Washington House Mast House New Bailey Street Shepherds Wharf Manchester 24 Sutton Road M3 5ER Plymouth Telephone: 0161 952 4129 PL4 OHJ Telephone: 01752 635 075 83
UK map showing proposed Assisted Areas a4
ANNEX B Proposed Article 87(3)a areas (“Tier 1”)
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, comprising the districts ofcaradon, Carrick, Kerrier, Penwith, and Restormel, and the unitary authority of the Isles of Scilly; and
Merseyside, comprising the metropolitan districts oXnowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens, ,and Wirral;
South Yorkshire, comprising the metropolitan districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Shefield;
West Wales and the Valleys, cornprising the unitary authorities ofBlaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfi1,Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Ta, Swansea, and Torfaen.
Proposed Northern Ireland area as an exceptional case
The whole of Northern Ireland.
Proposed Highlands and Islands area under Article 87(3)c (“Tier 2”)
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Area, comprising all of the area of the unitary authorities of Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Highland, Orkney Islands, and Shetland Islands, most of Argyll and Bute, part of Moray, and a small part of North Ayrshire.
Other areas proposed under Article 87(3)c (“Tier 2”)
Because of the nature of the statistics used to meet the requirements of the Guidelines these areas are listed for English regions and for Wales and Scotland using local authority districts and wards with boundaries and names as at 1991 : 85
EAST OF ENGLAND Glapwell Coal Aston Thurrock Pinxton Drodield North Fenland Aveley Pleasley Drodield South Chatteris East Belhus Scarcliffe East Dronfeld Woodhouse Chatteris North East Tilbury Scarcliffe North Eckington North chatteris south Grays Thurrock Town Scarcliffe South Eckington South Chatteris West Tilbury ShirebrookEast Hasland Eh West Thurrock Shirebrook North Holmewood and Heath Leverington ShirebrookNorth-West Killmarsh East Mana Waveney Shirebrook South Killamarsh West March East Carlton Shirebrook Southwest North Wingfield Central March North Gmton South Normanton East Pilsley March West Harbour South Nonnanton West Renishaw Newton and Tydd St.Giles Kessingland Tibshelf Ridgeway and Marsh Lane Outwell and Upwell Kirkley Whitwell sunon Parson Drove and Wisbech Lothindand Tupton StMary Normanston Chesterfield Unstone Wimblington Oulton Broad Barrow Hill and Hollingwood Wisbech East Pakefield Brimington North Nottingham Wisbech North St Margarets Brimington South Abbey Wisbech North East Whitton -on Beechdale Wisbech South West Hasland Bridge EAST MmLAh'DS Holmebrook Bulwell East Great Yarmouth Inkersal1 Bulwell West Bradwell North Amber Valley Lowgates and Woodthorpe Portland Bradwell South and Hopton Alfreton East MUkhalll Robin Hood Caister North Meton West Middlecroft Caister South Ridding Moor West Jindsev Claydon Somercotes New Whinington Gainsborough East Gorleston Old Whinington Gainsborough North Lichfeld and Cobhoh Ashfield StHelen's Gainsborough South-West Lotbingland Hucknall Central St.Leonard's Magdalen East Hucknall East LONDON Magdalen West Hucknall North Gedling Nelson Kirkby in AsMield Central Bestwood Park Barking and Dagenham Northgate Kirkby in Ashfield East Calverton Goresbrook Regent Kirkby in Ashfield West Newstead River Sthdrews Selston Ravenshead Thames Yarmouth North Sutton in Ashfield Central Sutton in Ashfield East Mansfield &&y King's Lvnn and West Norfolk Sutton in Ashfield North Berry Hill Belvedere Chase Sutton in Aswield West Birklands Erith Clenchwarton Woodhouse Broomhill North End Emneth Cumberlands Thamesmead East Gaywood North Bassetlaw Eakring Gaywood South Beckingham Forest Town -Brent Lynn Central Blyth Ladybrook Alperton Lynn North Carlton Leaning St.Raphael's Lynn South West Clayworth LindhUrSt Stonebridge Mershe Lande Elkesley Manor Tokyngton Spellowfields Everton Meden St.Lawrence Harworth East Northfield Ealing St Margarets Harworth West Oak Tree Costons The Walpoles Hodsock Oakham Perivale West Walton Ranskill Pleasle yhill Vale West Winch Sunon Ravensdale Victoria Welbeck Shemood -Luton Worksop East Enfield Biscot Worksop North Newark and Sherwood Angel Road Crawley Worksop North East Bilsthorpe Craig Park Dallow Worksop North West Blidworth Enfield Lock Farley worksop south Boughton Enfield Wash High Town Worksop South East Clipstone Green Street Putteridge Edwinstowe Ponders End Saints Bolsover Famsfield Southbury south Ault Hucknall Ollerton North St Alphege Stopsley Barlborough Ollerton South StMarks Blackwell Rainworth StPeters South Bedfonhire Bolsover Central Rufford Caddington Bolsover North Titchfeld Greenwich Houghton South Bolsover South Arsenal Icknield Bolsover West North East Derbvshire Chariton Northfields Clowne Clay Cross North Epham Elmton-with-creswell Clay Cross South Glyndon 86
St.Alfege Morpeth North Horden South Pallister StMarq's Morpeth South Howletch Park Thamesmead Moorings Morpeth Stobhill Murton East Park End Trafalgar Pegswood Murton West Soaield Ulgham Park st Hilda's Hammersmith and Fulham Passfield Stainton and Thomton College Park and Old Oak Chester-le-Street Seaham Thorntree White City and Shepherds Chester North Shotton Westboume Bush North Lodge south Ouston South Hetton Newcastle upon Tvne Haringey Urpeth Thornley Benwell Coleraine Wheatley Hill Blakelaw High Cross Darlineton Wingate Byker Bank Top Castle Havering Central Gateshead Elswick Rainham Cockerton East Bede Fawdon South Hornchurch Eastbourne North Bensham Heaton Eastbourne South Birtley Lemington Kensington and Chelsea Harrowgate Hill Blaydon Monkchester St.Charles Haughton East Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Newbum Haughton West Dunston Sandyford Newham Heighington Felling scotswood Custom House and Silvertow Lascelles Lamesley Walker south Lingfield Leam Walkergate Middleton St. George Pelaw and Heworth West City Waltham Forest North Road Teams Woolsington Lloyd Park Northgate North Wrekendyke Northgate South North Tvneside NORTH EAST Sadberge HartleDool Battle Hill WhesSOe Brinkbum Benton Alnwick BruS Camperdown Alnwick Castle Denventside Dyke House Chirton Alnwick Clayport WieldPlain Fells Collingwood Alnwick Hotspur Blackhill -ge Holystone Amble East Bumopfield Greatham Howdon Amble West Castleside Jackson Longbent on Craster and Rennington Catchgate Owton North Shields Emblet on Consett North Park Northumberland kbury consen south Rift House Riverside Longhoughton Craghead Rossmere Tynemouth Shilbottle Crookhall Seaton Valley warkworth Delves Lane St.Hilda Wallsend Dipton Stranton Weetslade Berwick-upon-Tweed Ebchester and Medomsley Throston Beadnell Havannah Sedeefield Betford Leadgate Lanebaureh-on-Tees Broom Edward South Moor Bankside Byerley Elizabeth South Stanley Bronon Chilton Islandshire Stanley Hall Church Lane cornforth Seton Tanfield coatham Ferryhill Spinal Domanstom Low Spennymoor andTudhoe Tower Durham Easton Grange Carrville Grangetown Middlestone Blvth Valley Cassop-cum-Quanington Guisborough Neville Coven Coxhoe Kirkleatham New Trimdon and Trimdon Cramlington East Croxdale Loftus Grange Cramliigton South East Gilesgate iMoor Longbeck Old Trimdon Croft Langley Moor and Newcomen Spennpoor Hartford and West Meadowfeld Redcar Sunnydale Cramlington Pelaw Saltburn Thickley Isabella Pittington and West Rainton Skelton Tudhoe Kitty Brewster Shadforth Skinningrove Nesham and New Delaval South Bank South Tvneside Parkside Easindon st.Germain's All saints Plessey Acre Rigg West Dyke Beacon and Bents Seaton Delaval Blackhalls Bede Seghill Dawdon Middlesbrouph Biddick Hall Village Deaf Hill Ayesome Boldon Colliery Dene House Beckfield Fellgate and Hedworth Castle Mometh Deneside Beechwood Hebbum Quay Chevington Easington Colliery Berwick Hills Hebbum South Ellington Easington Village Easterside Monkton Hebron Eden Hill Gresham Prirmose Lynemouth Haswell Grove Hill Rekendyke Morpeth Central High Colliery Lithorpe Tyne Dock and Simonside Morpeth Kirkhill Horden North North Ormesby West Park 87
West= Park Moorgate wn Whiteleas Seaton North Turton Appleton Sleekbum Pleckgate Broadheath Stocldon-on-Tees Stakeford Queen's Park Brooldields Bishopsgarth Revidge Castlefields Blue Hall Wear Valley shadsworth Clough Charltons Bishop Auckland Town Sudell Daresbury EgglesclifFe Cockton Hill sunnyhurst Dinon Elm Tree Coundon West Rural Farnworth Fairfield Coundon Grange Whitehall -ge Glebe Crook South Hale Grange Henknowle -Bolton Halton Grangefield St Helen's Blackrod Halton Brook Hardwick Stanhope Bumden Heath Hatbum Tow Law Central Hough Green Mandale West Auckland DdY Kingsway Marsh House Wheatbottom and Helmington Famworth M-Y Mile House Row Halliwell Murdishaw Newtown Willington East Kearsley Norton Northfield Willington West Tonge Riverside Norton Wolsingham Parkfield Woodhouse Close Bumley Hwdbum Portrack and Tillery Barclay Altham Preston NORTH WEST Calder Clayton-le-Moors Roseworth (Note that Merseyside is Daneshouse Huncoat %Aidan's proposed as an Article 87(3)a Deerplay St Cuthbert's area) Haptbn Lancaster Stainsby Heasandford Alexandra Victoria Allerdale Lowerhouse Bulk Village Aspatria Park Castle Whitton Broughton . Trinity Caton Wolviston Clifton Harbour Dalton Chester Heysham Central Sunderland Dearham Elton Heysham North Castletown Ellen Sealand Heysham South Central Ellenborough John OGaunt Colliery Ewanrigg Copeland Overton Eppleton Flimby Beckemet Poulton Grindon Harrington B-ty Scotforth East Hendon Moorclose Cleator Moor North scolforth west Henon Netherhall Cleator Moor South Skerton Central Houghton Northside Distington Skerton East Pallion Salterbeck Egremont North Skerton West RYhoPe Seaton Moor Egremont South Tomsholme Shiney Row StBridget's Ennerdale Victoria Silksworth StJohn's Frizington South Hylton St Michael's Harbour Manchester Southwick Stainbum Haverigg Ardwick StChadk Westfield Hensingham Beswick and Clayton StMichael's Hillcrest Bradford StPetefs Barrow-in-Fumess Holbom Hill Central Thorney Close Barrow Island Howgate Cheetham Thornholme Central Kells Gorton North Town End Farm Dalton North Mirehouse East Harpurhey Washington East Dalton South Mirehouse West Hulme Washington North Hawcoat Newtown Newton Heath Washington South Hindpool Sandwith Washington West Newbams StBees Oldham Ormsgill Alexandra Teesdale Parkside Ellesmere Port andNeston Chadderton Central Etherley Risedale Burton and Ness Chadderton North Evebwood with Ramshaw Roosecote Central Chadderton South Walney North Grange Coldhul-st Tvnedale Walney South Ledsham Crompton Castle Little Neston Hollinwood Prudhoe North Blackbum Neston Lees Prudhoe South Bank Top Parkgate Royton North Brookhouse Pooltown Royton South Wansbeck Brownhill Rivacre Saddleworth West Bothal Cathedral Riverside Shaw Central Earcroft Rossmore St.James College Ewood stanlow St.Marp Haydon Green Bank Westminster Waterhead Hirst Higher Croft Willaston and Thomton Wemeth Newbiggin East Marsh House Wolverham Newbiggin West Mill Hill Ribble Valley Bryn Cumnock South and Old Dunfermline Simonstone Hindley Cumnock Ballingiy Hindley Green Cumnock West and Blacklaw/St Leonards Rochdale Hindsford Auchieck BlairhaWHighValleyfield Balderstone Hope Can Dalmellington Cowdenbeath Foulford Central and Falinge Lnce Drongq Ochiltree, Cowdenbeah Moss-Side Healey high Central Rankinston and Stair Cowdenbeath South East Littleborough high East Mar, Logan and Muirkirk Crossgates/Hill ofBeath Middleton North LightShaW Mauchline Dalgety Bay East/Aberdour Milnrow Newtown New Cumnock Dalgety Bay West/North Newbold Norley Queensfeny Smallbridge and Wardleworth Orrell Cunninehame DunfdindAberdour Road Swinley Ardrossan North DunfermIineLinbum Rossendale Whelley Ardrossan South DunfdiePitcorthie Cribden Winstanley Beith Dunfermline/woodmill Greenfield Wonley Mesnes Bourtreehill Inverkeithing East Helmshore Broomlands Inverkeithing West Worsley SCOTLAND Dab Kelty West (Note that the Highlands and Dreghom KincardineCulross -Salford Islands Enterprise area is Garnock East Lochgelly North Barton proposed as a sparse Article Girdle Toll Lochgelly South Blackfriars 87(3)c area) Irvine Landward Lochore Broughton Irvine North OaldieldlLumphinnans LangworthY &!E Irvine Townhead Oakley North/Saline ordsall Arbirlot and Hospitalfield Irvine Vineburgh Rosyth East Pendlebury Camoustie East Irvine West Rosyth South Pendleton Camoustie West Irvine Woodlands Rosyul West Weaste and Seedley Colliston and Hayshead Kilbirnie South TownhillKingseatMalbeath Kilwinning East South Lakeland Berwickshire Kilwhing South East Kilbride
Crake Valley Bummouth, Fouldon and ' Kilwinning West Avondale North Low Furness Hunon Saltcoats East Cross House Pennington Eccles and Leitholm Saltcoats North Duncanrig Ulverston Central Edrom, Swinton and Whitsome South Beach Eastmains Ulverston East Stevenston North Hainnyres Ulverston North Clackmannan Stevenston South Head House Ulverston South Alloa East West Kilbride Kelvin Ulventon West Alloa West Lickprivick Alva Dunbarton Westmains Tameside Baingle Bonhill East Westwoodhill Ashton St.Pet&s Clackmannan Dumbarton Central Audenshaw Delph Dumbarton North Eastwood Denton West Mar Dumbarton West Kirkhill Menstrie DumbartodBowling TraEord RentodAlexandria South Edinburgh City Clifford Clvdebank Riverside Cramond Davyhulme East Dalmuir/Central Muirhouse Park Kilbowie Dundee Citv Pilton Talbot Kilbowie West Ardler Queensfeny Linnvale/Drumry Balgillo Vale Roval Mountblow Blackshade Ettrick and Lauderdale Frodsham North West Old Kilpatrick Caird Buccleuch Helsby Central Whitecrook Central Hillside Hekby South and Alvanley Clepington Meigle Clvdesdale Downfield Philiphaugh Waxrington Douglas Dnungeith St Boswells Burtonwood Duneaton Eastern Thomfield Great Sankey North Lesmahagow Fintry North Tweedbank Fintry South West Lancashire Cumbemauld and KilsQh Gillburn Bickentaffe Balloch, Ravenswood and Gourdie Bankier Birch Green Seafar North Goke Camelon MY Carbrain East Lochee East Cme Digmoor Carbrain West and Lochee West Crownest-Canonvale Moonide Greedadds Logie Dalgrain Skelmersdale North Condorrat East LQnghmgh Dawson Skelmersdale South Croy and Kilsyth South West Maryfield DmY Tanhouse Village, Dullatur and Seafar Menzieshill Douglas Upholland South south Pitalpin Dunipace Westfeld and Condorrat West Riverside Grahamsford Sidlaw Grange Abram Cumnock and Doon Vallev St Mds lnchyra Ashton-Golbome Catrine, Som and North St Ninians Larbert Aspull-Standkh Auchinleck Trottick Mariner Atherton Cumnock East Whitfield Park Beech Hill Stenhouse-Canon 89
Stenhousemuir Blairmore Raith Summerford Broomhill Rimbleton Nithsdale Clune Brae Sinclairtown Crichton Glasgow Citv Firth Smeaton Kello Aikenhead Gibshill south Parks Kirkland Alexandra Park Greenock East Central Stenton/Balgonie Anderston Greenock South Torbain Redew Arden Kilmacolm Valley Arkleston Baillieston Port Glasgow East Wmdygates Barrhead North Barlanark Port Glasgow South Woodside Barshaw Bellahouston Port Glasgow West Bishopton Belvidere Upper Wield Kvle and Canick Blythswood Broomhill Ailsa Brediland Calton Kilmamock and Loudoun Annba& Mossblown and St Bridge Of Weir Cambuslang Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Quivox Deanside Cardonald 1 Carrick South Erskine Camtyne Kilmarnock and Loudoun DW Coylton and Kincaidston Ferguslie Castlemilk 2 Dundonald, Loans and Foxbar Central Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Monkton Gallowhill cowglen 3 Glendoune Houston Cowlairs Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Tarbolton, Symington and Hunterhill Dennistoun 4 Craigie Inchinnan Drumoyne Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Troon East Johnstone Central Drumry 5 Troon North and Central Linwood East Easterhouse Kilmarnock and Loudoun DW Troon South and West Millarston Fernhill 6 Moorpark Gartloch Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Monklands Oakshaw Glenwood 7 Bargeddie and Langloan Park Mains Govan Kilmarnock and Loudoun DW Blair Park Sandyford Hutchesontown 8 Caimhill Sauce1 Kelvindale Kilmamock and Loudoun DW' Calder Seedhill Keppochhill 9 Central Shortroods King's Park Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Chapelhall St James Kingston 10 Craigneuk Tomhead Lethamhill Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Gartlea Linn Park 11 Kirksham Roxburph Mosspark Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Kirkwood Abbey Mount Vemon 12 New Monkland West Bumfoot Eat Newlands Kilmamock and Loudoun DW North Central and Glenboig Croft Parkhead 13 Old Monklands Floors Partick Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Rayar&/Holehills Slitrig Penilee 14 Rochsoles/Glenmavis Teviot North Pollock Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Sha*ead Teviot South Queenslie IS Tomhead Riddrie Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Whinhall Stewartrv Robroyston 16 Wood Hall Glenkens Rutherglen Kilmamock and Loudoun DW scotstoun 17 Motherwell Stiriing Shettleston Kilmamock and Loudoun DW Bellshill East Argyll South Nitshill 18 Bellshill NoMCentral Cornton Summerhill Benhar Gowanhill Summerston Kirkcaldv Brandon kkie Woodlands AberhillMethil Calder Valley Logie Yoker Auchrnuty Central Wishaw Polmaise Bennochy Cleland Sauchenford Hamilton Bumtisland West Craigneuk Blanye Cardenden Dykehead Strathkelvin Bothwell Denbeath and Savoy Fallside Cadder Bumbank Duneam Forgewoo d Central Central Dunnikier Garrion Chryston Dalserf Dysart/wemyss Holytown HillheadBroomhill Fairhill East Wemyss and Muiredge Knowetop Lenzie High Blantyre Fairisle Ladywell Moodiesbum Hillhouse Gallatown/Thornton Mossend South LenzieiWaterside Larkhall East Glenwood North Muirhouse Woodhead Larkhall North Glenwood West Netherton Larkhall south Hayfield New Stevenston Tweeddale Low waters Kinghorn and Bumtisland East Newarthill-Carfin Upper Tweed Stonefield KinglassieBowhill North Coltness Uddingston Kirkland/Mountfleurie North Motherwell West Lothian Udston Leslie Orbiston Bankton Wellhall North LinktowdAuchtertool south Coltlless Craigshill Woodhead Methilhill Stane DCZ3l-S Old Buckhaven Tannochside East Calder Inverclvde PathheaWictoria Thodie-Pather Hopetoun Bellville Pitteuchar WoodlandsNiewpark Howden 90
Knightsridge Riverside Kingsgate Ladywell south Margate West I)elvn Linhouse Watling Street Marine Bagillt East St Michaels Mbter Parish Bagillt West Starlaw Gravesham Newington Castle West Calder Central Northdown Park coleshill Chalk Northwood Greenfield Wigtown Higham Pier Leeswood Aird Northfleet East Piememont Mostyn Caimpat Northfleet West Salmestone Mynydd Isa East Caim sm or e Pelham Sir Moses Montefiore New Brighton Castle Riverside southwood Northop Glencowan Shome StLawence Oakenholt Inch StPeters Trelawny -Hove Thanet Parishes SOUTH EAST Brunswick and Adelaide Upton Monmouth Goldsmid Westgate-on-Sea Magor with Undy -Adur Nevill Eastbrook Portslade South SOUTH WEST Monteomervshire Marine Vallance (Note that Cornwall and the Cadfarch Southwick Green Westboume Isles of Scilly is proposed as Machynlleth No. 1 Wish an Article 87(3)a area) Machynlleth N0.2 Briehton King's Cliff -LeWeS Plvmouth Newwrt Marine East Saltdean Budshead Liswerry Moulsecoomb Newhaven Denton Compton Llanwem Queen's Park Newhaven Meeching Drake Marshfield Regency Newhaven Valley Efford Pillgwenlly Rottingdean Peacehaven East Eggbuckland Tredegar Park Seven Dials Peacehaven West Estover StPeter's Telscombe Cliffs Ham Vale of Galmorgan Stanmer Honicknowle Dinas Powys Woodingdean Rochester-upon-Medway Keyham Peterston-super-El y All saints Mount Gould Rhoose Dartford Earl Plympton StMary Wenvoe Galley Hill Frindsbury Plymstock Radford Greenhithe Frindsbury Extra Southway Wrexham Maelor Horn Cross Hoo St. Werburgh St.Budeaux Cefh Joyce Green Rede Court StPeter Holt Littlebrook Temple Farm Stoke Marchwiel Southfleet Thames Side Sutton Minera Stone Town Trelawny Penycae Swanscombe Troy Town Plas Madoc Warren Wood South Ham Ruabon -Dover Bickleigh and Shaugh Barton SheDway Sparkwell WEST MIDLANDS Buckland Folkestone Central Capel-le-Feme Folkestone Cheriton WALES Birminrrham Castle Folkestone East (Note that West Wales and the Acock's Green Cornilo Folkestone Foord Valleys is proposed as an Aston Eythome Folkestone Harbour Article 87(3)a area) Boumville Lower Walmer Folkestone Harvey Brandwood Maxton and Elms Vale Folkestone Morehall Alvn and Deeside Edgbaston Middle Deal Folkestone Park Connah's Quay Central Erdington Mill Hill Folkestone Sandgate Connah's Quay GoByn Fox Hollies Mongeham Hawkinge and Paddlesworth Connah's Quay Wepre Handsworth Noninstone Higher Kinnerton Hodge Hill North Deal -Swale Llanfynydd King's Nwton Pineham Hartlip and Upchurch North and East Broughton Kingsbury Priory Iwade and Lower Halstow Queensferry Khgstmding Ringwould Kmley Saltney Iadywood Sandwich Murston Sealand Longbridge Shepherdswell with Coldred Queenborough and Halfway South Broughton Nechells StMargaret's at ClifFe Sheerness West Treuddyn Northfield StRadigunds &con Tower Hamlets wt Brecknock Perry Ban Town and Pier Beacon Road Cwm-twrch Sandwell Upper Walmer Birchington East Ynyscedwyn Selly Oak worth Birchington West Ystradgynlais Shard End Bradstowe Small Heath Gillineham Cecil Cardiff Soh0 BeeChings Central Eastcliff Butetown Sparkbrook Brompton Central Westclitf Grangetown Sparkhill Medway Cliftonville Rumney Stockland Green North Dane Park Splott Sutton Four Oaks Priesttield Ethelbert Trowbridge Sutton New Hall 91
Washwood Heath Trinity Abbey Weoley Earl Craven Wilnecote Barton-Upon-Humber Bridge Yardley Fosse Barton-Upon-HumberPark Ryton-on-Dunsmore Walsall Goxhill Bromserove Aldridge Central and South Humber Cofton Hackett Sandwell Aldridge North and Walsall Uffdown Abbey Wood Great Grimsby Blackheath Bentley and Darlaston North Alexandra Cannock Chase Bristnall Birchills Leamore Bradley Brereton and Ravenhill Cradley Heath and Old Hill Blakenall carnforth Brindley Heath Friar Park Bloxwich East Central Cannock South Great Bridge Bloxwich West Clee Norton Canes Greets Green and Lqag Brownhills Cromwell Rawnsley Hateley Heath Darlaston South Gilbey Lang1eY Hatherton Rushall Grant Thorold Coventry Old Warley Paddock Great Coates Babiake Oldbury Palfrey Hainton Binley and Willenhall Princes End Pelsall Humber Foleshill Rowley Pleck Little Coates Henley Smethwick Short Heath Nunsthorpe Holbrook Soh0 and Victoria StMatthew's Victoria Longford StPads Willenhall North Weelsby Lower Stoke Tipton Green Willenhall South West Word Tividale Willows Sherbourne Wednesbury North Wolverhamoton StMichael's Wednesbury South Bilston East Holdemess Upper Stoke West Bromwich Central Bilston North Paul1 Westwood Blakenhall Woodlands Solihull Bushbury Kingston-uoon-Hull Wyken Bickenhill East Park Avenue Castle Bromwich Ettingshall Beverley e Chelmsley Wood Falling Park Drypool Amblecote Elmdon Graiseley Holdemess Belle Vale and Hasbury Fordbridge Heath Town hi9 Brierley Hill Kingshurst Low Hill Longhill Brockmoor and Pensett Silhill Oxiey Marfleet Castle and Priory Smith's Wood Spring Vale Myton Coseley East St Peter's Newington Coseley West South Staffordshire Wednesfield North Newland Gornal Bilbrook Wednesfield South Orchard Park Halesowen North Brewood Pickering Kingswinford North and Wall Coven YORKSHIRE AND THE Southcoates Heath Essington HUMBER SLAndrem Lye and Wollescote Featherstone (Note that South Yorkshire is Stoneferry Netherton and Woodside Great Wyrley Landywood proposed as an Article 87(3)a University Quarry Bank and Cradley area) StAndrews Stafford -Selbv StJames's Barlaston Boothferry Beal St.Th0mas's Fulford Airmy and RawclEe Byram cum Sutton Goole Central and South Eggborough Lichfield Staffordshire Moorlands hole West Fairburn with Brotherton Bone Vale Checkley Snaith Monk Fryston chasetown Fonbrook Sherbum in Elmet Summerfield Bradford South Milford Stoke-on-Trent Bowling Whitley Newcastle-Under-Lvme Berryhill Bradford Moor Butt Lane Blurton Little Horton Wakefield Cross Heath Brookhouse Tong Castleford Ferry Fryston Holditch Burslem Central Undercliffe Castleford Glasshoughton Keele Bunlem Grange University Castleford Whitwood Kidsgrove Chell Crofton and Ackworth Silverdale Fenton Green Cleethorues Featherstone Town Great Fenton Cleethorpes North Hemsworth Longton South Cleethorpes Sidney Horbury North Warwickshire Meir Park Habrough and Stallingborough Knottingley Coleshill North Shelton Healing Normanton and Sharlston Curdworth Stoke West Immingham Bluestone Pontehct North Kingsbury Trentham Park Immingham Central Pontefract South Nether Whitacre Tunstall North Immingham Humber South Elmsall Water Orton Weston South Kirkby Nuneaton and Bedworth Tamworth East Yorkshire Borough of Wakefield Central Aitleborough Amington Beverlev Wakefield East Bulkington Belgrave Hessle East Wakefield North Exhall Bolehall Poplar Castle Mercian Glanford 92
ANNEX c
The Government’s approach to Article 87(3)c areas
European Commission guidelines
In drawing up its proposals the Government has had to take account of the following requirements of the European Commission guidelines on national regional aid:
An overall limit on population coverage of 16.88 million in Great Britain.
Article 87(3)a areas: areas which had a GDP per capita, measured at purchasing power parities and averaged over the three years 1994 to 1996, of below 75% of the EU average when measured at level 2 of NUTS (Eurostat’s Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics). Thepopulation of these areas count against the overall population limit.
Northern Ireland: treated as an exceptional case in the Commission’s guidelines.
Sparse areas: areas with a population density below 12.5 people per square kilometre can be proposed for Article 87(3)c status.
Other areas which can be proposed under article 87(3)c areas: the methodology used to identify these areas must be: * objective and transparent and make it possible to highlight significant economic and social disparities between areas; * be based on up to 5 simple or complex indicators, available on a national basis and from reliable statistical sources, and on a single unit of geography for the whole country; * areas proposed must show significant disparities with areas designated scoring at least half a standard deviation from the average across all potential 87(3)c areas in one or more indicators; * groups of areas must form compact, contiguous zones, with populations not less than 100,000 population. Areas with a smaller population would count as 100,000 against the population ceiling.
Consultation
As part of the review, the Government undertook a public consultation exercise between 30 July and 30 October 1998. Responses were requested through the relevant Government Office, the Scottish Ofice and Welsh Office as appropriate. Within England, the Regional Development Organisations and the new Regional Development Agencies have also played a key role in the review. Over 350 written submissions were received under the consultation, some replies on behalf of a number of bodies.
The Government has taken account of the detailed responses to this consultation. 93
Geographic choice
The Government is proposing the Highlands and Islands as a NUTS 2 area under the sparsity provisions of the guidelines.
For other areas to be designated under Article 87(3)c, the Government considered a variety of possible geographical units. While recognising that larger units have a wider range of statistical information available and that these numbers are more robust, the Government considered that they could lead to an inefficient targeting of regional aid. It was considered that the use of larger geographic units might lead to the exclusion of many deserving localities simply on the grounds that they were part of a larger unit which did not demonstrate its eligibility across its whole area.
The Government therefore decided to propose Assisted Areas based on groupings of local authority wards (i.e. NUTS 5). Comprehensive up-to-date ward level statistics are generally not readily available from official sources. The statistical indicators used have therefore been derived by combining different official sources such as the Census of Population, Labour Force Survey, Count of Claimants of Unemployment-related Benefits and the Annual Employment Survey. 1991 wards were used because of data availability. The use of wards corresponds to the most popular of the geographical units proposed by respondents to the public consultation.
Statistical indicators
The Government’s aim has been to identify locations of need (largely in terms of labour market weakness) and match these with neighbouring areas of opportunity where regional aid might have most effect in alleviating these needs. The Government took account of detailed submissions made during the public consultation, as well as local knowledge available to it through the English Government Offices and the Regional Development Agencies, the Welsh Office and the Scottish Office. They helped identify the availability of suitable sites for development or existing large businesses which could be assisted to grow. The Commission’s guidelines required the use of no more than 5 statistical indicators. The Government used 4 indicators to identifjr areas with significant labour market weaknesses employment participation rates, residence-based unemployment rates, workforce-based unemployment rates, and local dependence on manufacturing. Using these four indicators, the Government reviewed all parts of Great Britain in order to identify areas suffering high levels of unemployment or low participation in the labour market, combined with significant manufacturing activity. The Government took into account the impact on the statistics of the pattern of commuting flows in an area.
The Commission’s half a standard deviation rule was applied to the areas identified by the four indicators. The total population of these areas showing significant labour market weaknesses was well in excess of the UK’s permitted population ceiling. 94
Selection of proposed Assisted Areas
The Government took account of broader problems facing each area and the scope that regional industrial assistance or Enterprise Grants offered for tackling those problems. It considered, for example, the strength of local economies and the impact of changes in the map on areas themselves and wider local economies. It also weighed careklly the arguments put forward in the consultation process.
A composite fifth statistical indicator based on geographic averaging of three of the labour market indicators (employment rates and two unemployment rates) was then used to help ensure that potentially qualifying areas formed compact, contiguous zones. The Government’s aim in developing proposals for Assisted Areas has been to match areas of need with neahy areas of opportunity where Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) can help respond to that need.
The requirement for compact contiguous zones has led to the proposal of some potentially qualifj4ng wards and the non-proposal of others. Areas with a population substantially below 100,000 which do not border proposed Article 87(3)a areas have not been put forward, with one exception, Barrow-in-Furness, where the population is 97,700. For existing Assisted Areas the Government has also considered the use which has been made of RSA and other regional aid measures, particularly for relatively large projects. 95
ANNEX D AID LIMITS UNDER EUROPEAN REGIONAL AID GUIDELINES
standard low population supplement maximum density’ for SMEs Article 87(3)(a) areas
area GDP above 60% of 40% +15% Community average
Article 87(3)(c) areas
area GDP below or 20% 30% +10% unemployment above Community average (at NUTS 3 level)
0 area GDP above and 10% 20% +10% unemployment below Community average (at NUTS 3 level)
area GDP above and 20% +10% unemployment below Community average (at NUTS 3) but area adjoins article 87(3)(a) area
The Commission has informed the Government that the following counties, former counties and former Scottish regions had GDP above and unemployment below the Community average:
Cumbria Greater London Leicestershire Avon Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Cambridgeshire Wiltshire Hertford shire Warwickshire Berkshire Cheshire Buckinghamshire South Glamorgan Oxfordshire Lothian Surrey Grampian West Sussex
less than 12.5 inhabitants per square lulometre 96
ANNEXE
Map showing areas for SME support in England.
E 97
ANNEX F Enterprise Grant Areas outside Tiers 1 and 2
1. Local authorities with labour market weakness
East of England: Castle Point, Fenland, Great Yarmouth, Luton, Maldon, Norwich, Southend-on-Sea, Tendring, Waveney;
East Midlands: Ashfield, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Leicester, Lincoln, Mansfield,North East Derbyshire, Nottingham;
London: Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, 0 Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London,Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster;
North East: Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley, Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Denventside, Easington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Redcar and Cleveland, Sedgefield, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Wansbeck, Wear Valley;
North West: Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn withDarwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Copeland, Crewe and Nantwich, Ellesmere Port andNeston, Halton, e Lancaster, Manchester, Pendle, Rochdale, Salford, Wigan;
South East: Brighton & Hove, Canterbury, Gravesham, Hastings, Isle of Wight, Medway Towns, Oxford, Portsmouth, Shepway, Swale, Thanet;
South West: Plymouth, Teignbridge, Torbay, West Somerset, Weymouth and Portland;
West Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry, Oswestry, Sandwell, Stoke-on-Trent, Wal sall, Wolverhampton; 98
Yorkshire and the Humber: Bradford, Kingston upon Hul1,North East Lincolnshire, W akefield.
2. Rural Development Areas as defined by the former Rural Development Commission.
3. Ex-coalfield areas, as defined by the Coalfields Taskforce, not included in 87(3)a or c areas. 99
ANNEX G Other area-based and regeneration initiatives in England
Initiative Initiative’s aim
Employment Zones to improve the employability of the long -term unemployed.
New Deal for the Long Term to examine new approaches to helping long-term Unemployed unemployed people into sustained employment.
New deal for Lone Parents to encourage lone parents into work.
New Deal for 18 - 24 year old to help people find work and improve their unemployed people prospects of remaining in employment.
New Deal for Partners of tO give unemployed partners ofjobseekers access Unemployed People to employment programmes.
New Deal for Disabled People to discover what works best in helping disabled people move into work after a long period away from employment.
New Deal for Musicians to enable young musicians to move from welfare into work and stay in work by providing specialist music industry advice, an open learning route under the New Deal Full Time Education and Training Option and flexibilities when following the self- employment route.
ONE to increase the sustainable level of employment by getting more benefit claimants into work.
New Deal for Communities to tackle multiple deprivation in the poorest areas.
Health Action Zones to deliver measurable improvements in public health and in the outcomes and quality of treatment and care.
Education Action Zones to harness new skills, experience and finding to raise educational standards.
Early Excellence Centres to achieve a range of centres or networks offering high quality, integrated education and care provision, family support and training services for the 0 - 5 year olds. 100
Sure Start Trailblazers to promote the all-round development of pre- school children to ensure they are ready to thrive when they get to school.
Healthy Schools to create a healthy ethos within schools, improving the health and self-esteem of the school community, enabling children to make healthier choices and improve their educational achievement.
Excellence in cities to raise standards in city areas, establishing new opportunities for pupils of all backgrounds and abilities and tackling barriers to learning.
New Start to re-engage 14-17 year olds who have dropped out of learning or are at risk of doing so.
Coalfields Regeneration Trust to support initiatives identified by Coalfields Task Force as being key to restoring healthy and prosperous communities.
Coalfields Enterprise Fund to support small firms with high growth potential in the coalfields.
Single Regeneration Budget to support local initiatives to make a contribution towards the regeneration of their areas.
LGA New Commitment to to establish a new relationship between central and Regeneration local government and local partnerships to marshal the totality of public expenditure in an area in support of regeneration strategies.
Further details, including target areas, are available on the Internet at http ://m.regeneration.detr .gov.uk/policies/area/l .htm
Contact for enquiries on the above:
Jack Lee Zone 4/A6 Eland House Bressenden Place London SW 1E 5DU 0271 890 3802 101
Annex 2
Significant Companies, Industries and Strategic Sites in those North Lanarkshire Wards now deemed ineligible.
NB 1991 Wards have been used in the calculations. Of the wards making up the former District Councils the following have been EXCLUDED from Assisted Area- 87(3)c status.
Cumbemauld and Kilsyth Kildrum and Park Wardpark South Industrial Estate -BEC Limited (Computer Hardware-33 employees)
Abronhill West and Abronhill East No significant companies or strategic sites
Queenzieburn and Kilsyth North West No significant sites @ Potentially significant companies-Kelvinside Electronics (22 employees) Nuttall Ltd (Civil engineering-60 employees)
Banton and Kilsyth Central and East No significant companies or strategic sites
Monklands New Monklands East Approximately 300 people employed in quarrying and mining related industries
Motherwell Cambusnethan No significant companies or strategic sites
Newmains No significant companies or strategic sites
0 S tra thkel vin Stepps ’ Buchanan Business Park (approx. 16 SMEs-e.g. MG Telecoms-60 employees, Tulloch Construction-60 employees) Cardowan Strategic Location Site