HUMBER LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PROFILE June 2020 Grant number: ES/002468/1 Contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 0 Humber Local Enterprise Partnership ..................................................................................................... 0 Humber LEP Key Statistics ..................................................................................................................... 3 1. Innovation ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2. Business .......................................................................................................................................... 9 3. Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................. 12 4. People ........................................................................................................................................... 15 5. Place ............................................................................................................................................. 16 6. Environment .................................................................................................................................. 18 Appendix A - Governance Structure ................................................................................................. 20 Appendix B – Summary of HLEP Deals and Strategies ................................................................... 22 This document should be cited as: LIPSIT (2020) ‘Humber Local Enterprise Partnership Profile’. Local Institutions, Productivity, Sustainability and Inclusivity Trade-offs (LIPSIT) working paper. Local Institutions, Productivity, Sustainability and Inclusivity Trade-offs (LIPSIT) is an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funded collaborative project with Demos and the Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, Surrey and Warwick. The aim of the project is to identify institutional and organisational arrangements at the regional level that tend to lead to the ‘good’ management of policy trade-offs associated with increasing productivity, and to make recommendations based on this. For further details of our research please visit www.LIPSIT.ac.uk. 2 Introduction This profile of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (HLEP) provides a detailed account of the region’s devolved structure and data relating to key aspects of the economy, including: innovation, business, infrastructure, people, place and the environment. Humber Local Enterprise Partnership The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (HLEP) is one of 38 (previously 39) private sector-led LEPs created to facilitate financial planning, regeneration, transport and labour market interventions at the local level. HLEP was formally established in 2010 and officially approved by government in 2011. The HLEP occupies 3,639sq km, has a population of 924,000 and is comprised of the local authority areas of Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. HLEP’s geography is varied, ranging from the rural areas of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Wolds, seaside towns on the east coast and the city of Hull. It is one of 11 LEPs that make up the Northern Powerhouse. Figure 1: Geography of the Humber LEP The HLEP Board is made up of 20 members, the details of which can be found in Table 1 below. Board Members Lord Haskins of Skidby (Chair) Former chairman of Northern Foods and Express Dairies and Former Board member of Yorkshire Forward RDA 1998-2008 Stephen Parnaby OBE (Deputy Chair) Business Development Director at Wren Kitchens Tim Rix CBE (Vice Chair) Managing Director of J R Rix & Sons Ltd Stephen Savage (Vice Chair) Kirsten Bolton Marketing Director at Willerby Ltd Sallyann Garrard-Hughes Head of Regional Operations at the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board Councillor Richard Burton Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council Anne Tyrrell Principal of North Lindsey College Brendan Conlan Managing Director of On Line Design and Engineering Ltd Councillor John Fenty Deputy Leader of North East Lincolnshire Council Councillor Rob Waltham MBE Leader of North Lincolnshire Council Councillor Stephen Brady OBE Leader of Hull City Council Darren Cunningham General Manger of the Humber Refinery and UK Director of Phillips 66 David Kilburn Founder and Executive Chairman of MKM Building Supplies Dr Paul Sewll OBE Chair or Sewell Group Ian Plunkett Office Senior Partner at PwC UK Isobel Mills CBE Jo Smedley Managing Director of Red Herring Games LTD Professor Susan Lea University of Hull Simon Bird Regional Director of ABP Ports Table 1: HLEP Board Members Figure 2: HLEP governance structure A more detailed description of the Humber LEP board and sub-boards can be found in Appendix A. Following the government’s commitment in 2013 to negotiate Growth Deals with every Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), LEPs were tasked with developing multi-year strategic economic plans (SEPs) to 1 demonstrate their commitment to the growth agenda and to set out their priorities in return for freedoms, flexibilities and influence over resources from government and a share of the Local Growth Fund. Through the delivery of their first SEP in 2014 - ‘Strategic Economic Plan 2014-2020’ - the HLEP set out their growth vision alongside their short- and mid- term strategies for delivery in line with five key strategic enablers: 1. Creating an infrastructure that supports growth 2. Supporting businesses to succeed 3. A great place to live and visit 4. A skilled and productive workforce 5. Flood risk and environmental management “The ambition is to maximise the potential offered by the Humber Estuary, leading the Humber to become a renowned national and international centre for renewable energy and an area whose economy is resilient and competitive. We will continue to develop our strengths in key sectors, supporting our businesses to grow and helping our residents to access the opportunities they need to lead prosperous and rewarding lives.” HLEP Vision Statement 2014 In 2016, the HLEP SEP underwent a review – ‘Review of the Humber Strategic Economic Plan’ – that highlighted the following: • Substantial progress has been made in all areas of the strategy, with major public and private investments taking place across the Humber region and strong partnerships working together to grow the economy. • The Humber region has reported positive performance across all major economic indicators since 2012 and has returned to economic growth. However, this growth rate is behind the regional and national average and consequently the area has taken longer to recover from the global recession, which poses questions over its future resilience to economic shocks. A detailed list of all key policies and strategy documents relating to the HELP can be found in Appendix B. In terms of funding, Table 2 provides a summary of external funding by source received by the HELP since 2011. The investment totals £267.9m. Total £m Per Head (£) Regional Growth Fund 30 32.68 2011-12 to 2016-17 Growing Places Funding 2011-12 8.9 10 Growth Deals 2014-2021 141.5 153 European Structural and 87.5 94 Investment Fund 2014-2020 Total 267.9 Table 2: External Funding at HLEP level (Source: Smart Specialisation Hub 2019) 2 Humber LEP Key Statistics In Table 3 below, figures for the HLEP are shown for a number of key indicators related to prosperity, inclusivity and sustainability. Figures for the UK are also provided as a baseline to assess regional performance according to latest data and over a 5-year period. HLEP UK % change % change 2018 2018 2013-18 2013-18 GVA per/hour 85.8 -3.4 100 2.0 Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers 515.2 8.8 568.3 9.8 Employment rate 16-64 73.9 6.2 75.0 5.3 1 % of total employees in low pay sectors 36.4 1.5 33.7 -1.7 % of workers in high-skilled occupations (SOCs 1, 2, 3) 12.3 6.2 14.9 5.5 % of working-age population with NVQ Level 2+ quals. 67.8 -0.3 74.9 3.7 % in-work households with and without children receiving child 26.7 -22.3 22.1 -29.1 and/or working tax credits 20:20 ratio of median weekly pay (gross), ft workers 2.19 -4.9 2.27 -0.02 2 Ratio of lq. house price to lq. earnings 5.8 14.2 7.3 11.1 Life Expectancy (females) 82.2 0.3 82.9 0.2 % of total connections receiving superfast broadband 56.3 24.1 55.3 36.5 (>= 30 Mbits) (years = 2016-18) % of workless households 17.1 -5.0 14.5 -16.2 CO2 per capita emissions (t) (years = 2017, 2013-17) 13.4 -13.0 4.5 -23.7 Total residual fuel consumption, tonnes of oil equivalent per 2.05 0.2 0.3 -9.3 capita (years = 2017, 2013-17) Total transport energy consumption, tonnes of oil equivalent 0.57 2.0 0.57 -0.3 per capita (years = 2017, 2013-17) 3 Motor vehicle traffic per capita, vehicle miles 5082 8.0 5083 4.2 4 Municipal waste generation, tonnes per capita 0.52 -1.9 0.66 -4.3 5 % of household waste sent for recycling/reuse/composting 54.0 11.1 43.0 -0.5 Table 3: Key Statistics This data was used to develop a regional typology to assess the productivity, inclusivity and sustainability of all UK regions in relation to the nature of their economies and their outcomes over time. Table 4 below shows the results of this typology for the HLEP, indicating its performance in relation to all other regions in England (LEPs and CAs), Wales and Scotland. 1 UK = Data for Great Britain 2