Berkshire Local Industrial Strategy – consultation response
The UK government set out a requirement for
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP’s) to create Local
Industrial Strategies (LIS) in the Industrial Strategy White Paper
which was published in November 2017.
The Thames Valley Berkshire LEP has a responsibility to shape a
Local Industrial Strategy for Berkshire, the BLIS. The LEP has
worked with numerous partners on this since early 2018 and has now
published a BLIS Framework Document.
The Document sets out five priorities and poses a number of
questions to ensure that it meets the needs of local stakeholders.
Its publication marks a key milestone in the process of developing
the BLIS, ahead of ‘co-design’ with government, as all
Local Industrial Strategies must eventually be co-owned to ensure
they contribute to the national Industrial Strategy published in
late 2017. This tasked all 38 LEPs in the country with leading the
development of a Local Industrial Strategy for their respective
areas, to raise productivity and ensure that local economic assets
contribute even more to the national economy.
RBWM is a key stakeholder for the LEP and has helped shape the
Framework document. As a key stakeholder we will now be responding
to the consultation, collecting the views of key stakeholders
within the organisation.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects two or more wards;
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/06/2019
Decision due: 27 Jun 2019 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Communities & Leisure
Contact: Jenifer Jackson, Head of Planning Email: jenifer.jackson@rbwm.gov.uk.
Consultation process
internal process
Has/have the Cabinet Member(s) agreed to the item being added?: yes