2.5.1. Urban Policies: Liverpool City Enterprise Partnership

Question 1

Why did it need doing?

Answer 1

• Decline of the dock lands led to the closure of many primary industries so unemployment was high in the Liverpool City Region
• Even after previous schemes, the city region still had derelict buildings and declining neighbourhoods with antisocial behaviour
• The change in industries left many without the ability to get new jobs in the new industry and without the income to move

Question 2

What was the purpose/mission of the scheme?

Answer 2

• To build on core strengths and capacity for innovation to create a global and competitive city region at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse
• To attract and develop more businesses, to nurture and grow the talent base, to create more sustainable employment and high value jobs

Question 3

Productivity

Answer 3

• They want to focus on sector strengths and related assets to ensure they are maximised to their full potential
• They want to start and grow more successful businesses

Question 4

Place:

Answer 4

• Want to improve transport, energy and digital infrastructures and protect and enhance environmental assets.
• This will help to improve quality of life fore residents and attract and retain skilled investors,workers and visitors to contribute to growth

Question 5

Outcomes:

Answer 5

• Create an additional 10,000 jobs by 2040
• Increase diversity of business ownership
• Double the number of women owning and running businesses

Question 6

Use of existing resources:

Answer 6

• £264 million growth deal funding from the government

Question 7

What has it achieved?

Answer 7

Invested £1 billion into schemes which has:
- Created 10,000 jobs and 8,000 apprenticeships
- Provided adult skills training for residents to help them get new jobs in the changed industry
- Supported cultural events
- Invested £500 million into publicly owned train system

Question 8

What are the successes?

Answer 8

• To date, they’ve secured £336 million in funding from the government
• Johns created will retain money back into the local area and create a stronger sense of community
• Devolution means they can manage themselves from a local governance so can focus on the local needs more

Question 9

What are the failures?

Answer 9

• The city region still contrains some of the most socially and economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the country.
• Compared to other cities with a similar population, the city region still has a gap in output