Collaborative governance and strategy: Lessons from Greater Manchester

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1 Collaborative governance and strategy: Lessons from Greater Manchester Prof. Alan Harding Presentation to conference on The Future of Funen Faaborg, Denmark, 10 November, 2014

2 The Greater Manchester case: why is it of interest? Bottom-up story of strategy-development and institutional reform which: Binds together areas with very different experiences of economic & social change Signals coherence, collaboration and capacity, nationally and internationally Builds upon success and visibility to underpin and refresh asset-development strategy

3 Metropolitan area and city region of Manchester

4 Greater Manchester in numbers 2.7m people +186,000 since m international visitors p/a 820m p/a conferences Source: ONS 93,000 businesses 81%: 0-9 employees 40 FDI projects % N. America; 18% Asia Pacific; 5% M East Gross Value Added Source: ONS, GVA estimates 2012 GM ECONOMY, bn BIGGER THAN WALES ECONOMY, bn NORTH EAST ECONOMY, bn NORTHERN IRELAND ECONOMY, bn

5 Metropolitanisation of the built form

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11 Economy

12 Employment change in Greater Manchester local authority areas, LA Area No. No. No. Change % per year Change % per year Change % per year Manchester 267, , ,685 37, % 1, % 38, % Salford 101, , ,539 13, % 3, % 16, % Stockport 112, , ,030 8, % 5, % 14, % Trafford 113, , ,419 10, % -2, % 8, % Wigan 92, ,127 98,524 9, % -3, % 5, % Bury 58,481 62,031 62,192 3, % % 3, % Rochdale 71,491 76,562 73,931 5, % -2, % 2, % Bolton 106, , ,106-2, % 2, % % Tameside 68,220 71,740 68,495 3, % -3, % % Oldham 77,463 76,600 77, % % % Grtr Mcr 1,070,986 1,160,062 1,161,132 89, % 1, % 90, %

13 0 5 miles W igan town centre Middlebrook 10 Bolton town centre Bury Rochdale Oldham Ashton -under- Ly ne Traf f ord Centre Duki nfield Manc hester City Centre Stockport Total employment in all sectors 1,000 to 75,248 (229) 500 to 999 (186) 200 to 499 (483) 100 to 199 (381) 1 to 99 (367) Altrincham Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester Airport Crown C opyright. All rights reserv ed. Licence No

14 Heywood 0 5 miles Middlebrook 10 Swinton Rochdale Manchester City Centr e Change in employment in - all sectors 1,000 to 11,827 (33) 500 to 1,000 (39) 250 to 500 (67) 0 to 250 (644) -250 to 0 (684) -500 to -250 (98) -1,000 to -500 (52) -5,941 to -1,000 (29) Traf f ord Centre Manchester Airport Woodford Cheadle Crown C opyright. All rights reserv ed. Licence No

15 Financial & professional services Creative & digital Life sciences and health Tourism & leisure Textiles Sector Strengths

16 Labour market interaction

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18 Tameside

19 Oldham

20 Rochdale

21 Bury

22 Bolton

23 Wigan

24 Trafford

25 Salford

26 Manchester

27 Metropolitan institutional & strategy development

28 General context, last 20 years Low, declining level of fiscal autonomy in LG Growth of decentralised state provision in econ devt LG command and control power declining No national spatial development plan/vision Informal growth management imperative in London super region Fragmented system of land-use control City-regionalism therefore focused on governance; achieving collaboration (horizontal), influence/favours (vertical)

29 Institutional development 1. Metropolitan government Strategic metropolitan county + 10 districts 2. Weak metropolitan governance, late 80s, early 90s. Joint metro bodies for transport, policy, fire, residual functions. Retention of network governance at metro scale (AGMA) but district competition for development ( won by inner metro area) 3. Metro institutional development. Mid 90s-early 00s. Creation of metro institutions for visitor promotion, inward investment, economic and related strategy development in context of weak English regionalism 4. Greater Mcr as leading exponent of new English cityregionalism outside London. New Combined Authority that can capture devolved functions. Manchester Independent Economic Review; influencing Government by speaking its language

30 Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) The Case for Agglomeration Innovation, Trade & Connectivity Labour Markets, Skills & Talent Daresbury Campus Review Sustainable Communities Inward & Indigenous Investment

31 Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) Independent narrative that informed and raised the level of debate about the economic prospects of Greater Manchester Provided a shared evidence base that is used to underpin policy choices on future priorities for strategic investment An accessible and updateable evidence base at a more detailed level than exists elsewhere (including within national government depts) A shared view of the future development of Greater Manchester s economy including the longer-term drivers of change

32 MIER s basic narrative Outside London, Manchester City Region is the city region which, given its scale and potential for improving productivity, is best placed to take advantage of the benefits of agglomeration and increase its growth - MIER

33 Keys to success; future challenges

34 Track Record of Delivery

35 Regime building and multi-level governance Keys to GM success: Patience, discipline, intelligent use of evidence Construction of vertical and horizontal relationships with public and private institutions Long term focus on development of indigenous assets (airport, univs, sports, attractiveness of regional centre, visitors) Continuity and maturity of political leadership, particular of Manchester the city Luck Continuing challenges are in Maintaining regime energy & discipline in turbulent times Generational change in leadership(s) Making devolution to city-regional governance a reality

36 What s next?

37 Context and priorities Unprecedented interest by all major UK political parties in devolution and a more spatially balanced economy in run up to 2015 General Election (and maybe beyond!) G Mcr Growth & Reform Plan: challenge is to reduce the 3bn- 5bn deficit in public sector spend Hence plan is to both grow the economy and reform the way public services are delivered GMCA/LEP Growth and Reform Plan submitted to Government, March 2014 Aim is to develop a new place-based partnership with Government, shape any new devolution settlement during Parliament in GM s favour

38 Growth asks of government Transport investment programme Major and minor works to support growth strategy 314m in total High class learning facilities, capital infrastructure maintenance: 47.9m Business support through a Growth Hub : 7.2m Growing key sectors and priorities: Life sciences investment fund: 10m Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC): 20m Also working with government on high speed rail, transport infrastructure and trade and investment

39 Reforming public services Two main areas of focus: Reducing complex dependency cutting spending on reactive services for high demand users Integrating health and social care better supporting residents with appropriate care Working with troubled families to reduce dependency on the state Reforming the way health and social care is delivered across 10 local authorities Also moving towards a long-term, joint budget

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41 [The following slides may be used if useful in answer to questions]

42 By ,000 jobs (currently 55,000) Expansion of Science Park New Biomedical Centre of Excellence at former Royal Eye Hospital National Graphene Institute The Corridor

43 Airport City Enterprise Zone Incentivising business 4.5m sq. ft of offices, hotels, logistics, advanced manufacturing, leisure & retail 659m investment 160 acre, year development opportunity 15,000+ jobs

44 NOMA Redevelopment New mixed use business quarter Over 1m sq. ft of office, residential & leisure space Capacity for 15,000 new jobs Integration with city centre & high quality public realm

45 Infrastructure Investment 1.4bn Metrolink light rail network expansion programme 300m Metrolink extension to Manchester Airport opens 2016 Northern Hub development 560m heavy rail upgrade M56, A6 & Airport Eastern Link new 300m relief road