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National Policy Forum Report 2015 Contents NATIONAL POLICY FORUM REPORT 2015 CONTENTS Foreword by Angela Eagle 4 Vice Chairs of the National Policy Forum 5 Policy Commission Annual Reports: Stability and Prosperity 8 Work and Business 16 Living Standards and Sustainability 26 Stronger, Safer Communities 34 Education and Children 42 Health and Care 50 Better Politics 58 Britain’s Global Role 66 APPENDICES Submitting organisations 74 National Policy Forum membership 77 National Policy Forum Report 2015 3 4 National Policy Forum Report 2015 FOREWORD THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION WAS HEARTBREAKING, THROWS UP MANY CHALLENGES FOR OUR PARTY, AND POSES A GREAT CHALLENGE FOR THE NPF IN REBUILDING OUR POLICY OFFER IN ORDER TO ENABLE US TO REACH OUT TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC. I am proud of the hard work that we have done over the past five years, and particularly in transforming our policy process. We responded to the outcome of the Refounding Labour consultation by creating a more open, transparent and engaging policy making process. But we have only just begun which we have carried out the last five to inaugurate the changes necessary years of policy work, this was not a to reach out to more parts of our Party document drawn up in isolation and in a truly democratic way. By creating then presented to a Clause V meeting. ‘Your Britain’ our online policy hub we It too was subject to several months enabled more members, affiliates, of engagement and consultation, with supporters and members of the public a series of local and regional public to get involved and contribute to the meetings, expert seminars and online development of our policy programme consultation under the Changing than ever before. Two hundred Britain Together banner. The Policy thousand people engaged with the Commission reports enclosed detail the process. This work came to fruition specific areas prioritised and discussed, through a consensual process, where and some of the key outputs from each we were able to produce a progressive in terms of manifesto content. policy programme which was supported We must ultimately reflect on the defeat by all NPF representatives. at the General Election and our Party In 2010 Ed Miliband announced a must adapt our policy programme Shadow Cabinet-led Policy Review, to moving forward. Nevertheless, I take feed into the wider policy process led pride in the hard work our Party initially by Liam Byrne and subsequently did, and in particular of the inclusive Jon Cruddas, whom I want to thank for process we created, which will continue their huge and invaluable contribution. to strengthen our movement, and This provided a huge body of high will allow us to rebuild and return to quality work for the NPF to consider and Government in 2020. take forward. In terms of the final year of the process, on which this Annual Report is based, crucially we developed and agreed Angela Eagle MP the manifesto. And, in the spirit in Chair of the National Policy Forum National Policy Forum Report 2015 5 VICE CHAIRS OF THE NATIONAL POLICY FORUM Simon Burgess Billy Hayes Bridget Phillipson MP 6 National Policy Forum Report 2015 National Policy Forum Report 2015 7 8 National Policy Forum Report 2015 STABILITY AND PROSPERITY POLICY COMMISSION STABILITY AND PROSPERITY POLICY COMMISSION Membership 2014/15 Policy development HM Opposition The Stability and Prosperity Policy Ed Balls MP*/Chris Leslie MP** Commission considers Labour’s policy Shabana Mahmood MP and thinking on the economy. It Catherine McKinnell MP considers current issues ranging from Iain Wright MP‡ growth and the economic recovery to public spending and taxation and how NEC we can reduce the deficit in a fair way. Margaret Beckett MP Sadly, the Commission has had to say Steve Rotheram MP goodbye to its co-convenor Ed Balls this David Sparks year, following the General Election. The Cath Speight Commission would like to thank him for the work he has done over the years and CLPs and Regions wishes him well in the future. Gerard Coyne Mark Glover Annual Conference 2014 prioritised Theresa Griffin and discussed contemporary Margaret McCulloch resolutions submitted within the remit Ian Miller of the Stability and Prosperity Policy Alice Perry Commission on the cost of living. This Martin Philips included a composite motion on public Sarah Rae sector pay. The motion said Labour’s Pearleen Sangha approach should be built on the Liz Twist principles of fairness for the low paid, Darren Williams fairness in setting pay, with respect for outcomes of Pay Review Bodies and Affiliates fairness to avoid a two-tier workforce, including reviewing TUPE. Nick Crofts Steve Hart Annual Conference also agreed the Len McCluskey policy platform set out at the National June Nelson Policy Forum in July 2014. Dave Prentis Tim Roache The Stability and Prosperity Policy Fiona Wilson Commission held a policy seminar at Annual Conference 2014. This was very Elected Reps well attended with a large number of delegates contributing to a lively debate. Julie Elliott MP Issues raised included the mansion Lord Faulkner¥ tax and 10p tax rate, the importance Anneliese Dodds MEP† of manufacturing in the UK economy, Bryony Rudkin child benefit uprating, problems in the banking sector, the zero-based review of *Co-convenor public spending being conducted by the **Co-convenor (from May 2015) Shadow Treasury team, and the need to ¥ Replaced Baroness Lister get the deficit down in a fair way. †Replaced Arlene McCarthy MEP ‡Until May 2015 10 National Policy Forum Report 2015 The Commission met in December as agreed through the National Policy part of the ‘Manifesto 2015: Changing Forum over the last four and a half years. Britain Together’ engagement Chuka Umunna set out how Labour’s programme. The purpose of this plan would: meeting was to consider what the priorities should be for the Manifesto the • Recognise that Britain’s world following year. In discussing Manifesto class firms, in sectors which enjoy priorities reference was given to the established comparative advantage, ‘National Goals’ outlined by Ed Miliband need to be able to take long-term at Annual Conference 2014: (1) giving all decisions and access key markets, not young people a shot in life; (2) tackling simply ever lower taxes the cost-of-living crisis; (3) restoring the • Prioritise doing everything we can to dream of home ownership; (4) tackling ensure more smaller businesses reach low wages; (5) securing the future; and their potential to power future growth (6) saving our NHS. • Develop a new industrial strategy that At this meeting Shadow Chancellor Ed focuses not just on high-tech firms, but Balls updated the Commission on the also on supporting our big employing work of the Shadow Treasury team sectors such as retail and social care including the Autumn Statement that to win a race to the top and not get took place that month. The Commission dragged into a race to the bottom also had an extensive discussion about the Party’s mansion tax policy and the • Ensure the public sector plays an active importance of the revenue it would part in driving up productivity across raise for the Party’s NHS ‘Time to Care’ the whole economy, supporting firms policy. The Commission discussed the through cutting-edge innovation and various policies that were agreed at the research, strategic investment and National Policy Forum in Milton Keynes procurement particularly in relation to infrastructure Following the Summer 2015 Budget investment and banking reform, the Commission held a conference call noting that these are issues which are with Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie frequently raised in submissions to to discuss the measures announced in the Commission. The Commission also the Budget. This included discussion on discussed how boosting productivity and public sector pay, business and personal raising living standards are of central taxation (including corporation tax and importance to the economic debate. the bank levy) and productivity. In February 2015 Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna updated the Commission on the launch of Labour’s ‘Better Plan for Britain’s Prosperity’. The aim of the Plan was to bring together the Party’s thinking on how Labour would chart a path to higher productivity in all parts of the economy as the basis of a renewed and inclusive prosperity, reflecting the work of the Policy Commissions and the Policy Programme National Policy Forum Report 2015 11 Labour’s Manifesto a mansion tax to help pay for our NHS ‘Time to Care’ Fund. The Stability and Prosperity Policy Commission met late in 2014 to discuss Infrastructure: its priorities for the General Election The manifesto recognised that building manifesto, based on its work over the world-class infrastructure would be previous four years and the contents crucial to fostering economic growth. of the policy programme agreed at It pledged that a Labour Government Annual Conference. The manifesto would create certainty for investors was agreed at a Clause V meeting in by taking a long-term approach to the April 2015, and contained a number of major investment decisions facing commitments shaped by the work of the the country. It committed Labour to policy commission and the contributions creating an independent National received over the course of the Agenda Infrastructure Commission to assess 2015 process. how best to meet Britain’s infrastructure Deficit reduction needs. The Commission would make recommendations to government, The manifesto committed a Labour monitor their implementation, and hold Government to balancing the books. It government to account. said that Labour would cut the deficit every year and get national debt falling Banking and financial services and a surplus on the current budget as The manifesto pledged to establish a soon as possible in the next Parliament.
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