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Issue

Issue - meetings

Draft North West Leicestershire Economic Growth Plan 19-21

 

 

Meeting: 09/04/2019 - Cabinet (Item 112)

112 North West Leicestershire Economic Growth Plan 2019-21 pdf icon PDF 64 KB

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Business Portfolio Holder

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Business Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

 

He advised the Members that the plan before them was a draft version and that it was proposed that officers consult with key stakeholders before bringing the final version back to Cabinet in June. He highlighted that PDG had provided comments that would be incorporated into the final version and that the consultation process would ensure that the authority was coordinating with partners to maximise the effectiveness of the work and investment.

 

He informed Members that the district was home to 4,250 businesses of which 52 of were in the top 200 companies in Leicester and Leicestershire and that there had been a 20% growth in businesses since 2010. He updated the Cabinet on future proposals that included support for women in business and encouraging skills and employment training for young people and those furthest from the workplace. He advised that the plan reflected a number of national and local strategies, along with the need to make the most of the area’s strongest assets in terms of people, place and businesses. He added that one document would be updated regularly to help guide businesses to locations which were suitable for further business investment in the district.

 

Councillor R Blunt noted that some of the work would be to assist some of the unemployed find work that matched their skills sets.

 

Councillor R D Bayliss felt that it was a good piece of work that looked at best practice.

 

Councillor T J Pendleton advised that to be able to support the businesses the infrastructure still needed working on.

 

It was moved by Councillor T Gillard, seconded by Councillor R Blunt and

 

RESOLVED THAT:

 

1.    The working draft of the NWL Economic Growth Plan 19-21 and the associated evidence base be acknowledged.

 

2.    The undertaking of a stakeholder engagement be approved.

 

Reason for decision: Cabinet approval is sought to undertake stakeholder engagement before the final versions are presented back to Cabinet for approval in June 2019.