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Succeeding as a place, succeeding as a country

Last updated: 21 April 2022 Recovery And Growth Proposal (pdf, 5.7 MB)

7. Summary of Proposition Elements

Places

A Housing Investment Board with CPO, borrowing, funding and permitted development land, freedoms and powers
A £100m Single Pot Housing Investment Fund
A county wide approach to public land

High Tech Sectors

A £400m Single Pot Investment Fund
Ability to extend Enterprise Zones
Pilot area for NHS investment in digital applications
Principles of an Enterprise Zone or freeport in South Buckinghamshire

Skills

Devolution of Adult Education Budget
Work with government to streamline the approach for local delivery of national employment programmes
Devolution of Apprenticeship Levy
A county wide Apprenticeship Training Agency with a Buckinghamshire Skills Fund
Pilot agreement with DWP and across government on shared data to assist employment support and job matching

Infrastructure

A £60m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund
Pilot traffic powers at the local level
County wide bus regulation
Fund and statutory status for England’s Economic Heartland