DEVOLUTION TO LIVERPOOL CITY REGION What Does the Private Sector - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶

Jan 01, 2024 383 likes •575 views

DEVOLUTION TO LIVERPOOL CITY REGION What Does the Private Sector Think & Want? Professor Michael Parkinson CBE Adviser to Vice Chancellor Liverpool & Sefton Chamber Commerce, January 2015 7 Questions 1. Why does governance matter to

SLIDE 1

SLIDE 2

DEVOLUTION TO LIVERPOOL CITY REGION

What Does the Private Sector Think & Want? Professor Michael Parkinson CBE

Adviser to Vice Chancellor Liverpool & Sefton Chamber Commerce, January 2015

SLIDE 3

7 Questions

1. Why does governance matter to economy? 2. How did we get to here? 3. What does Government want? 4. Successful city regions - what barriers, what works? 5. What have other city regions done? 6. What has Liverpool City Region asked for? 7. What do you think - and want?

SLIDE 4

1. Why Does Governance Matter?

Governance affects economic performance UK has

19th century government, 20th century boundaries to run

21st century economy UK, following Europe, needs

Decentralise decisions, deconcentrate investment
Economic not administrative boundaries
Territorial governance at scale
Powerful city regions: responsibilities, powers, resources
Successful urban & national economy

SLIDE 5

SLIDE 6

SLIDE 7

SLIDE 8

SLIDE 9

2. How Did We Get to Here?

Moment maximum opportunity – but also risk - LCR

Moving from most centralised state Europe
Localism, rebalancing economy, LEPs, elected City Mayors,

City Deals, Combined Authorities, RGF, Local Growth Deals

Many want more devo – CLG Select Committee, RSA, Second

Tier Cities, Heseltine, Adonis, Centre Cities, IPPR North

Scotland – & UKIP - let Genie out of bottle
PM, Chancellor, DPM, Minister Cities support agenda -

Northern Powerhouse, HS3, Northern Futures Summit

Now devolution powers & elected metro mayors
But so far decentralisation not fiscal devolution.

SLIDE 10

3. What Does Government Want?
Mixed motives & messages, moving target
Willing decentralise key powers, resources
But places must make offer - Government decides
It wants changes governance – more leadership,

accountability , capacity, delivery

Chancellor wants elected city regional Mayors
Alleged to deliver better leadership, visibility ,

accountability, economic performance

Probably condition of maximum devolution

SLIDE 11

4. Successful City Regions – What Barriers?

Politics turf most difficult

Lack of vision
Institutional fragmentation
Historic tensions
Personal rivalries
Place rivalries
Party rivalries
Economic rivalries
Complacency
Overlapping strategies

SLIDE 12

4. Successful City Regions – What Works?

It’s the politics stupid!

Leadership style
Political maturity – big not bully
Trust – smaller not exploited
Time
Common projects
Right machinery
National encouragement & incentives

SLIDE 13

5.What Others Doing?

Options being considered

Combined Authority only – gets least devolution
Elected Authority
‘Leader of Leaders’ model (10 + 1 model in Gt. Mcr.)
Metro-Mayor – gets most devolution

Negotiating with Government

What they want & what can be devolved
Which model obtains what powers
When can it happen, what needed make happen
What checks & balances

SLIDE 14

5. What Others Doing? Greater Manchester Leads

Power Ask Yes Power Ask Yes

Fiscal Devolution 

Infrastructure

  Innovation, R&D

Transport

  Housing   Public land

Skills

  Business Support   Employability   Governance:

CA some powers now
Appointed Mayor (10 + 1 model) more powers
Elected Mayor only after legislation, ‘Devo-Manc’ 2017
Mayor gets extra housing, transport, planning, police
Lots checks & balances (CA can veto Mayor)

SLIDE 15

5. What Others Doing? Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool

Place Powers Governance Leeds Asks some fiscal devolution. Housing/Transport/ Business Support C A extended powers ‘West Yorkshire Act’ Sheffield Asks some fiscal devolution. ‘Projects’ in themes Housing/Transport/Skills CA now. May consider

ther options – ‘specific

to Sheffield’

Leeds & Sheffield - ahead us in government's plans
Liverpool – starting discussions, letter to Chancellor

SLIDE 16

Theme

Now Within 5yrs

Skills  Employability Support  Housing  Transfer of ownership of public land  Business Support  Innovation, Research and Development  Infrastructure  Transport  Fiscal Devolution 

6. What Liverpool City Region Want Now?

SLIDE 17