What has Rotherham gained through Objective 1? Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Scrutiny Panel 7 September 2006 Kevin Bennett Deputy Director, Objective 1 Programme What is Objective 1? ¾ A multi-faceted regeneration programme running 2000-2006 ¾ Utilises resources from EU Structural Funds, matching it with funds from UK public and private sector ¾ EU Structural Funds are provided for investment in regions with under-performing economies ¾ Objective 1 is the highest level of support and is given to regions with GDP lower than 75% of the EU average ¾ In 1999, South Yorkshire qualified - one of only 4 such regions in the UK ¾ Partnership at heart of decision making, involving many people from outside National/Regional Government The Programme strategy built around the common vision developed by partners: “to build a balanced, diverse and sustainable high growth economy in South Yorkshire, one recognised as a growing European centre for high technology manufacturing and knowledge based service and offering opportunities for the whole community” ¾ Programme aim: to increase wealth in South Yorkshire and to transform the economy ¾ Resources allocated according to need and project contribution to transformational objectives not geographical shares ¾ Partners developed the detailed strategies for investment decisions ¾ South Yorkshire-wide projects encouraged Objective 1 Programme ¾ £2.6bn investment including £815m from Europe ¾ Investing on 3 broad fronts to transform South Yorkshire’s economy ¾Business & Enterprise ¾Development & Infrastructure ¾People Communities and Skills ¾ Timeframe: launched in 2000, all funds committed end 2006, spent end 2008 ¾ Progress: £2.2bn committed (£734m EU funds) ¾ Projects in pipeline absorb outstanding grant ¾ £468m claimed and spent ¾ 72% of investments in South Yorkshire-wide projects Investing in Business & Enterprise Focus on High Growth Clusters: ¾ Advanced Manufacturing & Metals ¾ Creative & Digital Industries ¾ Bioscience ¾ Environmental & Energy Technologies ¾ Business, Professional & Financial Services Investing in Business & Enterprise Comprehensive suite of Business Support including: ¾Inward investment ¾Business start-ups ¾Incubation ¾International trade ¾Access to finance ¾Technology and knowledge transfer ¾Investor aftercare ¾Investment grants Investing in Development & Infrastructure ¾ Support for sites and premises for business ¾ Targeted at urban centres and three specific growth zones ¾ Support for transport improvements Investing in People, Communities & Skills Education and training: ¾ E-learning ¾ Vocational education ¾ Workforce development ¾ Social inclusion Investing in People, Communities & Skills Community Economic Development: ¾ Targeted at deprived communities ¾ Delivered through locally developed and managed plans ¾ Increasing community capacity ¾ Connecting communities with economic opportunities ¾ Community ICT ¾ Rural development Investment Share South Yorkshire-wide £527m 72% Targeted by area £207m 28% Sheffield Rotherham ¾ Barnsley £22m 3% Doncaster ¾ Doncaster £44 6% Barnsley ¾ Rotherham £40 5.4% South Yorkshire ¾ Sheffield £101 13.6% District share of £207m targeted investment ¾ Barnsley 11% ¾ Doncaster 21% Sheffield ¾ Rotherham 19% Rotherham ¾ Sheffield 49% Doncaster Barnsley £158m of European investment in South Yorkshire-wide projects based in Rotherham (around 30%) ¾ £55.3m with Renaissance South Yorkshire in Wath ¾ £54.2m with Business Link South Yorkshire in Templeborough ¾ £27m with South Yorkshire Investment Fund in Templeborough ¾ £4.4m with Namtec in Swinden Labs, Moorgate ¾ £12.2m at AMP with CTI, TWI, Yorkshire Forward and University of Sheffield ¾ £1.8m with South Yorkshire Open Forum at The Ladder Sites and Premises in Rotherham - £32m+ ¾ Centurion Park £1.7m ¾ Dinnington Outgang Lane £1m ¾ Vector 31 £3.3m ¾ Century Business Park £1.8m ¾ Newburgh Engineering £1.1m ¾ Moorgate Crofts £2.7m ¾ Genesis £900k ¾ Waterside Business Park £600k ¾ AMP £6.7m ¾ Phoenix Business Centre £720k ¾ Evans Easyspace £634k ¾ Phoenix Park £3.8m ¾ Rotherham Flood Relief £5.4m ¾ Magna £2.6m Community Economic Development in Rotherham Action Plans: Rotherham Allocation £6m Brampton Bierlow & West Melton £300k Canklow £300k Dinnington £450k Eastwood & Springwell £500k Maltby £311k Swinton £375k Thurcroft £239k Valley £1m West Central £400k Dalton & Thrybergh £675k GMRW £350k Treeton £225k Wath £300k Blackburn £100k Meadowbank £200k Rawmarsh £400k Also Cross neighbourhood projects £950k Kimberworth Park £70k Catcliffe £48k Integrated Development Plans: Rotherham Allocation £4.6m Maltby, Thurcroft £2.1m Parkgate, Rawmarsh & Kilnhurst £2.5m Gross Domestic Product – an indication of wealth SY GDP per Head (PPS) 1999 to 2003 (EU15=100) ¾ South Yorks GDP risen to 82% 85 EU15 80 82% ¾ UK GDP rising faster than EU 75 average (EU15 and EU25) 75% 70 ¾ South Yorkshire moves out of 65 Objective 1 status from 2007 60 ¾ Programme GDP target for 2010 55 already achieved 1999 2003 Source: Eurostat, 2006 South Yorks Obj 1 Businesses Assisted Businesses Assisted by District: December 2005 % of 5,459 interventions % of 2,602 individual businesse ¾ Analysis based on 5,459 business support interventions in 2,600 firms up to December 2005 52% ¾ 22% of interventions (nearly 1,200) and 19% 54% of businesses (500) in Rotherham 22% ¾ Multiple interventions with the same business 19% more common in Rotherham– due to high level of support for manufacturing 14% ¾ 16% of businesses supported in growth 13% 14% clusters were in Rotherham (215), including 13% over one-fifth in AMM and nearly a quarter of the EET cluster Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield ¾ 21% of businesses supported in the Source: Objective 1 Research & Evaluation database Note: the size of the two pie charts is proportionate to the numbers invo traditional sectors (EMM, Food and Tourism) were in Rotherham District Share of Business Support: December 2005 District Share of share of businesses supported compared with existing share of South Yorkshire SME's per cent of SY 55% total Business Support Assistances Businesses supported Targets All SME's 50% ¾ Rotherham’s share 45% compares well with existing 40% stock – has 18% of SMEs in 35% South Yorkshire but 21% of 30% support 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield Sources: Objective 1 Research & Evaluation database, Annual Business Inquiry 2003 ONS NOMIS Crown Copyright Jobs Supported Jobs Supported by District December 2005 ¾Analysis based on 8,088 jobs % of 8,088 jobs created % of 11,721 jobs safeguarde created and 11,721 safeguarded up to December 2005 in business support Measures 25% ¾22% of jobs created (nearly 1,800) 46% 22% and 25% of those safeguarded 41% (nearly 3,000) were in Rotherham ¾24% of jobs created in growth clusters were in Rotherham (over 1,000), including 36% of those 20% 20% created in AMM and a fifth in the EET 12% cluster 13% ¾46% of jobs safeguarded in AMM (over 1,900) were in Rotherham – the Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield highest of any District Source: Objective 1 Research & Evaluation database Note: the size of the 2 pie charts is proportionate to the numbers of jobs Support by Cluster Rotherham: Distribution of Support by Cluster/Sector: December 2005 % of 496 businesses % of 4,741 jobs supported ¾Rotherham has the highest 7% proportion of jobs supported in 2% 18% 3% growth clusters (64%) 4% 1% 19% 5% 29% ¾AMM accounts for over half the jobs 1% supported in Rotherham. 11% 1% ¾Has lowest proportion of businesses in the Creative & Digital Industries cluster (11%) and in Food 4% (3%) and second lowest in Tourism 23% 11% (4%) 0% 4% 56% ¾Over half the businesses and three-quarters of jobs supported in AMM Bioscience BPFS CDI EET EMM Food Tourism Other Rotherham were in AMM or EMM. Source: Objective 1 Research & Evaluation database Sites and Premises Priority 5 Infrastructure by District December 2005 including committments and projects in appraisal percentage share of total ¾ Rotherham is developing 60% over 250,000sqm of floor Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield space – a quarter of the 50% South Yorkshire target ¾ 20% of hectares being 40% developed are in Rotherham 30% ¾ Rotherham is third behind both Sheffield and Doncaster 20% 10% 0% Highways Land developed Floor' const/refurb Floor' accommodated Source: Objective 1 and RSY. Note: indicators in orange are non-SPD targets Training & Skills Individuals Assisted by District: March 2006 ¾ 398,000 interventions in South % of 398,000 interventions % SY Working Populatio Yorkshire, 83,580 interventions for residents of Rotherham 21% 19% ¾ 296,715 training assistances across South Yorkshire, with 65,000 41% (22%)accessed by Rotherham 36% residents 24% ¾ 148,000 interventions were 22% supporting young people 21% in Rotherham 18% 17% ¾ 51% of those assisted in Rotherham were women, the Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield Programme target is 50% Source: Objective 1 Research & Evaluation database and Annual Population ONS NOMIS September 2005 Targeting Training & Skills Support ¾ A key aim of Objective 1 is to assist people living within areas of deprivation. ¾ 178,000 people assisted in P4a areas - 45% of all interventions ¾ In Rotherham 33,432 interventions accessed by people living in areas of deprivation - 40% of all support. Programme target 36% Tackling Disadvantage ¾ 63,525 interventions to tackle Helping the most disadvantaged December 2005 disadvantage in South Yorkshire % of 7,952 securing employment % of 41,728 trainin ¾ 12,700 interventions assisting Rotherham