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Humber Local Enterprise
Partnership
Delivery Plan
2019/2020
1Contents
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Progress to date ................................................................................................................... 5
2. Strategic Objectives & Targets ................................................................................................... 7
3 Delivery Plans 2019/20 ............................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Strategy.................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.2 Delivery 2019/20........................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Governance ........................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.2 Delivery 2019/20......................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Programme Delivery .......................................................................................................... 10
3.3.1 Resources ................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.2 Investment Programmes ........................................................................................... 11
3.3.3 Skills ............................................................................................................................. 13
3.3.4 Business ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.3.5 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 21
4. Collaboration and Influencing ................................................................................................... 25
4.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 25
4.2 Delivery Plan 2019/20 ....................................................................................................... 25
4.2.1 Skills ............................................................................................................................. 25
4.2.2 Business ...................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.3 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 29
5. Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 31
5.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 31
5.2 Delivery Plan 2019/20 ....................................................................................................... 32
6. Communications and Engagement ......................................................................................... 33
6.1 Local Engagement ............................................................................................................. 33
6.2 Business Engagement Strategy ....................................................................................... 33
6.3 Promoting LEP Activities and Achievements ................................................................. 34
6.4 Events .................................................................................................................................. 34
Schedule 1 – Programme Gantt Chart............................................................................................ 36
2Executive Summary
The Humber LEP was established in 2011. Since then we have:
Developed and established our Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) setting out our
overarching strategic objectives to 2020
Established our LEP governance structures to ensure we are accountable and have
robust local systems and processes in place to ensure transparent decision making
and public resources are spent with regularity, propriety, and deliver value for money
Secured investment from a range of programmes to help drive growth across the
Humber
Used our collaboration and influencing powers to deliver change
We have made real progress but strive to do more. We know that as a Partnership we need
to continuously improve if we are to best serve the people, businesses and communities
across the Humber and continue to drive economic growth and improve productivity.
We have therefore set ourselves the following strategic objectives and delivery targets for
2019/20, which also respond to the Government’s “Strengthened Local Enterprise
Partnerships” review document and the areas for development identified in our positive
2018/19 Annual Performance Review feedback from Government:
Continue to deliver our SEP strategic objectives
Develop a robust, evidence based local industrial strategy that has stakeholder buy-
in and is agreed with Government by Dec 2019
Develop a high performing and diverse LEP that is at the leading edge of
governance, including transparent and accountable decision-making
Ensure we are continuing to make good progress towards delivering the LGF lifetime
programme and that spend is back on track by March 2020
Use our collaboration and influencing powers to bring about change and enable joint
working on activity that drives growth in the Humber
The LEP’s Delivery Plan outlines the activities, investments and outputs that will be delivered
in the 2019/20 financial year that will enable us to meet these Strategic Objectives.
The main focus of our Strategy work for 2019/20 will be to develop and agree our Local
Industrial Strategy with Government. We will continue to work towards implementing the
recommendations made by the LEP Review, particularly in relation to the resolution of the
LEP Geography. Our panel of Board members will complete its review of recruitment
procedures, Board membership and the LEP’s approach to equality and diversity.
This year will see the investment of £29,913,686 directly by the Humber LEP through its
Core Budget, Local Growth Fund and Growth Hub programmes. Our investment will lever
£86.52m of investment from the public and private sector. This builds on an investment of
£85.3m through our Local Growth Fund which has levered in a further £224.5m of public and
private sector investment since its inception.
A range of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) investments are also having
an impact in the Humber with total ESIF investments in live projects and those due to
commence in 2019/20 of £57,002,329 and £94,985,882 including match funding.
In 2019 / 20 we will support, through our programmes, the creation of 501 new jobs, 580
construction jobs and the safeguarding of a further 794 jobs. We will support 495
businesses, support the development of 261 new homes and deliver 18,696m2 of new or
3refurbished commercial floor space. Our investments will reduce the flood risk to
6,127ha of land and 11,415 domestic properties. We will also support 2,930 participants /
learners.
Previous LGF investments have resulted in the creation and safeguarding of over 5,000
jobs, the delivery of 955 new homes and the creation of 6,600m2 of commercial floor space
and the reduction of flood risk to 10ha of land and 7,500 properties / dwellings.
Our ESIF funded projects (contracted) will support a further 2,145 businesses, reduce
flood risk to 2,055 business premises, reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) by 15
tonnes, support 132 hectares of habitat to attain better conservation status and support
28,678 people to access employment, get closer to the labour market or improve their skills
and employability over their lifetime.
Projects in our ESIF pipeline could increase this further to 2,984 businesses supported,
reduced flood risk to 2,371 business premises, reduce GHG emissions by 6,383 tonnes,
support 139 hectares of habitat to attain better conservation status and support 28,799
people to access employment, get closer to the labour market or improve their skills and
employability over their lifetime.
We will use our collaboration and influencing powers on range of activities that will be taking
place across our thematic areas of Skills, Business and Infrastructure. This will include the
development of a collaboration agreement with Greater Lincolnshire LEP, focused on areas
of activity where there is a shared agenda. Our Single Conversation Group will continue to
work with investors in the Humber, to ensure barriers to development are minimised. We will
continue to support the Grimsby Town Deal through our involvement in the Greater Grimsby
Project Board.
Progress made on key activities within the Delivery Plan will be regularly reported to the
Humber LEP Board and throughout the LEP’s Sub-Group Structure. A range of robust
monitoring activities across all of our key programmes will form the basis of this reporting.
Progress made on the Delivery Plan 2019/20 will be the subject of our Annual Review which
will provide an end of year report to the Humber LEP Board and Government, based on the
targets set within this Delivery Plan 2019/20.
We will continue to promote the Humber through a range of marketing and communications
activities. We will deliver a range of events including the Northern Powerhouse Energy
Conference and Humber Summer Schools Conference 2019 and will support the delivery of
Humber Business Week in June 2019.
41. Introduction
1.1 Progress to date
The Humber LEP was established in 2011 and across the partnership we have made real
progress including:
i) Developed and established our Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) setting out our
overarching strategic objectives to 2020. The SEP has at its core the following
ambition
‘To maximise the potential offered by the Humber Estuary, leading the Humber to become a
renowned national and international centre for renewable energy and an area whose
economy is resilient and competitive. We will continue to develop our strengths in key
sectors, supporting our businesses to grow and helping our residents to access the
opportunities they need to lead prosperous and rewarding lives.’
It focuses on:
A Skilled and productive workforce
Thriving, successful businesses
An infrastructure that supports growth
ii) Established our LEP governance structures to ensure we are accountable and have
robust local systems and processes in place to ensure transparent decision making
and public resources are spent with regularity, propriety, and deliver value for money.
These are outlined in the LEP’s Assurance Framework.
iii) Secured the following main programmes to help drive growth across the Humber:
Programme Award Output Targets Spend to Output delivery to
31/3/19 31/3/19
Local Growth £131.7m 9781 jobs, 4,400 £85.3m £224.5m of public and
Fund (2015- houses (new and private sector investment
2021) refurbished), £533m Creation and safeguarding
public/private of over 5,000 jobs, the
leverage delivery of 955 new
homes creation of
6,600m2
of commercial floor space
and the reduction of flood
risk to 10ha of land and
7,500 properties
Growing £8.2m N/A £11.06m 175 direct jobs, 92 indirect
Places Fund jobs, £13m public/private
(2012 leverage
onwards)
ESIF (2014- £99.22m 2,300 SMEs assisted £17,284,987 265 SMEs Assisted
2020, with Reduced Greenhouse ERDF
delivery until Gas Emissions by
6,455 tonnes £27,737,042
52023) 1,358 business ESF
properties with
reduced flood risk
Support 28,703
participants in skills
and employment
activities
Growth Hub £3.73m 800 light, 120 medium £3.54m 9,342 light touch
(2014 (BEIS and and 60 high intensity
onwards) City Deal) per annum 1,908 medium intensity
Additional £181k ERDF 1,769 high intensity
£6.12m (£302k inc. support
ERDF (to Match
Funding) 583 jobs created and 22
Sept safeguarded (included
2021) below in City Deal)
Hull & £10m 1,500 adults to take £10m 1,787 young people
Humber City up relevant courses supported through the
Deal (2013, over 3 years, with 760 Springboard A programme
now fully additional people
1,409 Apprentices and
complete) qualified to level 3 5,139 students supported
3,000 businesses and
472 direct jobs created
providing intensive 111 indirect jobs created
support to 500 224 Jobs safeguarded
creating 550 jobs
We have secured the largest Enterprise Zone in the country at 1,238ha which provides a
package of 49 sites to suit the needs of a wide range of businesses.
iv) Used our collaboration and influencing powers to deliver the following:
Worked with our Local Authority partners to attract key investments to the Humber
Established a Single Conversation Group which has brought together statutory
agencies and planning authorities to address issues on major sites and unlock
developments
Influencing and Advocacy activities including representing a number of businesses,
engagement in Transport for the North
Established the Humber Skills Network which brings together over 400 members to
share information and best practice
Collaborated with LEPs at a national and sub-national level on key activities including
the Northern Powerhouse Trade and Investment Officers Group (executive-level
interface between DIT and the North on collective trade and investment issues) and
North East, Yorkshire and Humber Energy Hub
Engaged our MPs in a range of issues
62. Strategic Objectives & Targets
We have made real progress but we strive to do more. We know that as a Partnership we
need to continuously improve if we are to best serve the people, businesses and
communities across the Humber and continue to drive economic growth and improve
productivity.
We have therefore set ourselves the following strategic objectives and delivery targets for
2019/20, which also respond to the Government’s “Strengthened Local Enterprise
Partnerships” review document and the areas for development identified in our positive
2018/19 Annual Performance Review feedback from Government.
Theme Strategic Objective 2019/20 Target
Strategy To continue to deliver External Challenge Panel meetings in
our SEP strategic April, June and the autumn
objectives Launch of prospectus and consultation
– June 2019
To develop a robust, Completion of Infrastructure Review –
evidence-based local September 2019
industrial strategy that Completion of Supply Chains and
has stakeholder buy-in Productivity Review – September 2019
and is agreed with Finalising the strategy, subject to
Government by Dec Government agreement – end of 2019
2019
Governance Develop a high Update of Board signed declarations of
performing and diverse interest - April 2019
LEP that is at the leading Establish effective collaboration plans
edge of governance, with neighbouring LEPs by May 2019
including transparent and Humber LEP Annual General Meeting
accountable decision- and Annual Report – June 2019
making Resolve current overlap geography
with Greater Lincolnshire LEP in line
with LEP review by June 2019
LGF Annual Pipeline Refresh –
summer 2019
Review membership of the
Employment and Skills Board to ensure
compliance with Skills Advisory Panels
requirements – October 2019
Annual Performance Review – winter
2019
Quality in Careers Standard
Continuous Quality Improvement
Review – November 2019
Update of Assurance Framework
completed by end of February 2020
Board member Panel to complete its
review of recruitment procedures,
Board membership and the LEP’s
approach to equality and diversity –
summer 2019
Recommendation to appoint an
7Equality and Diversity Champion to be
discussed by the LEP Board – May
2019
Annual Equality and Diversity Report to
Board – March 2020
A third of the Board will be made up of
women by March 2020
LEP Annual Review to LEP Board by
May 2020
Delivery Ensure we are Local Growth Fund
continuing to make good Invest £24,189,805 through the LGF
progress towards Create 451 New Jobs
delivering the LGF Safeguard 794 Jobs
lifetime programme and Reduce Flood Risk for 11,415
that spend is back on properties
track by March 2020 Complete 261 new housing units
Create 15,897 m2 of commercial floor
space
Ensure effective delivery
Growth Hub
of our expanded Growth Support 470 businesses (12hrs)
Hub support using ESIF
Create 50 New Jobs
investment
Provide grant support to 76 businesses
Support 33 businesses to introduce
new to firm products
Collaboration Use our collaboration Deliver international energy conference
and and influencing powers on behalf of the NP11 – Nov 2019
Influencing to bring about change Continued roll-out of the Employability
and enable joint working Skills Passport validations, promotion
on activity that drives and engagement of employers in the
growth in the Humber programme
Work with DIT to promote the High
Potential Opportunities Offer for
Saltend Chemicals Park
Continue to work with investors in the
Humber, including Siemens Mobility,
Yorkshire Energy Park and Velocys to
ensure barriers to development are
minimised
Soft Launch of the Invest Humber
Website at the Business Day Event –
07 June 2019
Pro-active Social Media launch and
promotion of the Invest Humber site –
Summer 2019
The following sections set out our 2019/20 delivery plan for each of these areas in more
detail.
83 Delivery Plans 2019/20
3.1 Strategy
Strategic Objective: To continue to deliver our SEP strategic objectives and develop a
robust, evidence-based local industrial strategy that has stakeholder buy-in and is
agreed with Government by Dec 2019.
3.1.1 Background
The LEP continues to deliver the Strategic Economic Plan objectives, whilst working with
partners on a new plan for our region – a Humber Industrial Strategy. This will build on
our established strengths and the momentum that our region has started, and also look to
new opportunities we have open to us.
LEPs across England have been tasked by Government with producing Local Industrial
Strategies to raise levels of productivity locally. The strategies will be long-term, based on
clear evidence and aligned to the National Industrial Strategy.
3.1.2 Delivery 2019/20
The main focus of our Strategy work for 2019/20 will be to develop and agree the Local
Industrial Strategy with Government. Key actions include:
External Challenge Panel meetings in April, June and the autumn
Launch of Prospectus and Consultation – June 2019
Initial brief for next phase of work towards delivering a Compensation and Mitigation
Plan for the Humber to be completed by June 2019
Completion of Infrastructure Review – September 2019
Completion of Supply Chains and Productivity Review – September 2019
Finalising the strategy, subject to Government Agreement – end of 2019
3.2 Governance
Strategic Objective: Develop a high performing and diverse LEP that is at the leading
edge of governance, including transparent and accountable decision-making
3.2.1 Background
The LEP Review, published in July 2018, proposed a number of changes to boost the
performance of LEPs, increase their diversity and ensure that they are operating in an open
and transparent way. These include:
up to £20 million of additional funding to support the implementation of these
changes and embed evidence in Local Industrial Strategies
supporting LEPs to consult widely and transparently on appointing new Chairs and
improve board diversity
an aim for women to make up at least one third of LEP boards by 2020 with the
expectation of equal representation by 2023
a mandate for LEPs to submit proposals for revised geographies including removing
situations in which 2 LEP geographies overlap
9The Humber LEP has been working to implement the recommendations made by the LEP
Review, particularly in relation to the removal of LEP overlaps. The LEP Board agreed its
position in September that the Humber is the right geography for our economy, based on the
economic evidence and the views of businesses. Early agreement was reached with York,
North Yorkshire & East Riding LEP and our business members and partners remain
committed to working closely with Greater Lincolnshire LEP to seek a resolution. This
includes putting in place stronger collaborative arrangements.
3.2.2 Delivery 2019/20
The LEP is working on a collaboration plan which will outline opportunities for future
collaborations and so that our individual Industrial Strategies have coherence in areas in
such as Coastal Towns, Food and Agriculture, major infrastructure and Innovation. A
collaboration plan will be submitted to Government by the end of May 2019.
The LEP Board has appointed a panel of members to review recruitment procedures, Board
membership and the LEP’s approach to equality and diversity. As part of this work, the LEP
Board agreed a new Equality and Diversity Plan at its meeting in April 2019. Further work
on recruitment and board membership by the panel is ongoing at the time of publication and
decisions made by the Board on the recommendations will be reflected in updated policies
during 2019. A report will be made to the Board each year discussing progress in
encouraging diversity and how improvements can be made.
In 2019/20, key targets / actions will include:
Update of Board signed declarations of interest - April 2019
Establish effective collaboration plans with neighbouring LEPs by May 2019
Humber LEP Annual General Meeting and Annual Report – June 2019
Resolve current overlap geography with Greater Lincolnshire LEP in line with LEP
review by June 2019
LGF Annual Pipeline Refresh – summer 2019
Review membership of the Employment and Skills Board to ensure compliance with
Skills Advisory Panels requirements – October 2019
Mid-Year Annual Performance Review – Autumn 2019
Annual Performance Review – Winter 2019
Quality in Careers Standard Continuous Quality Improvement Review – November
2019
Update of Assurance Framework completed by end of February 2020
Board member Panel to complete its review of recruitment procedures, Board
membership and the LEP’s approach to equality and diversity – summer 2019
Recommendation to appoint an Equality and Diversity Champion to be discussed by
the LEP Board – May 2019
Annual Equality and Diversity Report to Board – March 2020
A third of the Board will be made up of women by March 2020
LEP Annual Review to LEP Board by May 2020
3.3 Programme Delivery
Strategic Objective: Ensure we are continuing to make good progress towards
delivering the LGF lifetime programme and that spend is back on track by March 2020
Strategic Objective: Ensure effective delivery of our expanded Growth Hub support
using ESIF investment
103.3.1 Resources
The Humber LEP has access to funding from several sources which enables the delivery of
our Strategy and Ambitions. In 19/20 we expect income from the following sources which
will provide staffing and other resources for the delivery of the LEP’s Priorities:
BEIS/MHCLG core funding - £500,000
Local Authority subscriptions - £200,000
LGF capital grant - £11.05m
o LGF Growing the Humber Administration - £36,600
o LGF Programme Management and Administration - £86,000
DIT funding for Key Account Management post - £50,000
BEIS Core Growth Hub funding - £205,000
Local Authority Growth Hub match - £40,000
ERDF Growth Hub funding - £4,509,705
Energy Hub - £50,000
Skills Pledge - £20,000
Careers and Enterprise Company – Careers Hub £76,000
Careers and Enterprise Company – Enterprise Advisor & Kick Start Fund - £29,000
DfE Skills Advisory Panel funding - £75,000
Local Industrial Strategy Extra Capacity Funding - £200,000
In addition to this, ESIF programmes and EZ retained business rates not directly managed
by the LEP will continue to be invested in our area in line with LEP priorities.
Schedule 1 includes a Programme Gantt Chart which provides details of delivery timescales
for our projects and programmes.
3.3.2 Investment Programmes
Local Growth Fund
The Humber’s Growth Deal supports the economic ambition of the Humber LEP, as set out
in our Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), to maximise the potential of the Humber Estuary and
to become a renowned national and international centre for renewable energy. It also helps
develop strengths in other key growth sectors, support businesses to grow, and help the
residents of the Humber to access the opportunities they need to lead prosperous and
rewarding lives.
The Growth Deal brings together local, national and private funding as well as new freedoms
and flexibilities to focus on four key priority areas as identified in the SEP:
Creating the infrastructure that supports growth, including transport and housing
Supporting businesses to succeed
Creating a skilled and productive workforce
Stimulating economic development through further investment in flood and coastal
risk management
The Humber LEP has secured through three rounds of Growth Deals, a total of £131.7m
from the Government’s Local Growth Fund to support economic growth in the area.
This investment from Government will bring forward at least £533m of additional investment
from local partners and the private sector. Combined together this will create a total new
investment package of £664.7m for the Humber LEP area.
11Since 2015/16, a total of £85.3m has been invested through our LGF programme which has
levered in £224.5m of public and private sector investment and resulted in the creation and
safeguarding of over 5,000 jobs, the delivery of 955 new homes and the creation of 6,600m2
of commercial floor space and the reduction of flood risk to 10ha of land and 7,500
properties / dwellings.
By 2021, Local Growth Fund investment will have created at least 9,700 jobs and enabled at
least 3,000 homes to be built.
A range of projects covering our three priority areas are currently in delivery or expected to
start delivery with spend in FY 2019/20 totalling £24,189,805.
These investments will deliver a range of outputs and lever in match funding including:
Outputs Total Achieved Profiled in Profiled Profiled
Programme to 31/03/19 19/20 in 20/21 in
Forecast
2021+
Match
Public £291.04m £175.06m £60.38m £20.37m £27.51m
Private £152.11m £72.51m £26.14m £11.33m 0
Employment
New jobs 7,243 1,439.9 451 551 1,402
Safeguarded jobs 3,677.5 2,825 794.3 889.2 28
Apprenticeships 616.15 479 66.86 77.19 226.33
Construction 5,035.91 2,083.5 580 270 519
Theme specific outputs can also be found under sections 3.3.3 to 3.3.5.
Details of all projects are available on the LEP’s website.
European Structural and Investment Funds
The Humber ESIF Programme has a total indicative allocation of £99.22m, made up of
£55.69m European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), £41.39m European Social Fund
(ESF) and £2.141m European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
The Humber has now committed the majority of both ERDF and ESF funding and is the top
performing LEP in the country in terms of commitment levels based on data from November
2018. The extension of our Springboard Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) activity in Hull
has also enabled us to access an additional £4.19m under-spend from other LEP areas that
are underperforming, which is over and above our original indicative allocation. This takes
our overall allocation to circa £103.41m.
The Humber ESIF Committee oversees the delivery of the ESIF Strategy and provides
advice on Strategic Fit and Value for money to the Managing Authority who is ultimately
accountable for the funding.
Projects are in delivery during 2019/20 across the following ERDF Priority Axes:
12 PA1 – Research and Innovation
PA2 – Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, ICT
PA3 – Enhancing the Competitiveness of SMEs
PA4 – Supporting the shift to a low carbon economy in all sectors
PA5 – Promoting Climate Change adaptation, risk prevention and management
PA6 – Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
PA8 – Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any discrimination
(Community Led Local Development)
Projects with a lifetime total investment of £31,929,364 ERDF will be investing in 2019/20
with a total value of £87,344,435, including match funding.
Lifetime Contracted Outputs based on Performance Framework Targets include:
2,145 Enterprises receiving support
15 tonnes of GHG Emissions Reductions
2,055 Businesses and properties with reduced flood risk
132 Hectares of habitats supported in order to attain better conservation status
Additional outputs that are currently to be delivered by projects at Outline and Full
Application include:
839 Enterprises receiving support
6,368 tonnes of GHG Emissions Reductions
9 Businesses and properties with reduced flood risk
7 Hectares of habitats supported in order to attain better conservation status
Projects are in delivery during 2019/20 across the following ESF Priority Axes:
IP1.1 - Access to Employment
IP1.2 – Sustainable Integration of Young People
IP1.3 – Sustainable Integration of Young People - Youth Employment Initiative
IP1.4 – Social Inclusion
IP1.5 – Community Led Local Development
IP2.1 – Enhancing Access to Lifelong Learning
IP2.2 – Improving labour market relevance of education & training
Projects with a lifetime total investment of £31,577,112 ESF will be investing in 2019/20 with
a total value of £52,577,112, including match funding.
Contracted ESF outputs will support 28,678 participants with a further 121 participants
supported and 307 SMEs assisted by projects at Outline and Full application.
3.3.3 Skills
The majority of our direct skills and employment delivery is achieved through the Humber’s
European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme, using our £41.39m
European Social Fund budget.
A further £199k is being invested through the Local Growth Fund Skills Capital funding in
2019/20 and the Careers and Enterprise Company is investing circa £125,000 via the LEP in
a range of activities through its Enterprise Advisor Network and Humber Careers Hub.
13In 2019/20 the LEP will utilise £75,000 of funding from the Department for Education which
will support our development of Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs). The funding will be used to
commission additional research, as well as employ a dedicated data Analyst focused on
meeting the SAP requirements.
Local Growth Fund
LGF Skills Capital is investing in the following project in 2019/20:
LGF spend
Total Project Total LGF Start Finish
Project Name profiled in
Cost £ allocation date date
19/20 (£)
Skills Capital: Humber
Healthcare Academy £0.6m £0.12m £74,256 1/7/18 31/10/23
(Grimsby)
Skills related outputs (including from previous years’ investments) that will be delivered in
2019/20 include:
Outputs Total Achieved Profiled in Profiled Profiled
Programme to 31/03/19 19/20 in 20/21 in
Forecast
2021+
Skills
Completed new build
training/floor space (m2) 1,264 1,264 0 0 0
Completed refurbished
training/floor space (m2) 4,436 4,436 0 0 0
L1-L5 qualifications
completed 7,364 3,090 2,597 2,165 11,064
16-18 Intermediate to
Higher Apprenticeships 966 121 136 152 355
completed
19+ Intermediate to
Higher Qualifications 197 4 65 108 680
completed
Traineeships 66 44 52 75 160
Other learners supported 350 250 80 80 400
European Structural and Investment Funds
The following projects supporting 28,799 participants over their lifetime will be investing in
2019/20:
14Total
Investment Lifetime
ESF Project Lifetime
Priority ESF
Investment
IP1.1 In to Work (DWP Opt-in) £3,762,000 £6,270,000
Skills Support for the Unemployed (ESFA
IP1.1 £333,333 £555,555
Opt-in)
IP1.2 Springboard (Rest of Humber) £1,000,000 £1,666,667
IP1.3 Springboard Hull (YEI) £11,600,000 £19,333,333
IP1.2 NEET (Rest of Humber) (ESFA Opt-in) £880,794 £1,467,990
Building Better Opportunities (Big Lottery
IP1.4 £3,790,083 £6,316,805
Opt-in)
IP1.4 Community Grants (ESFA Opt-in) £1,111,111 £1,851,852
IP1.5 Hull Community Led Local Development £2,902,000 £4,836,667
North Lincolnshire Community Led Local
IP1.5 £882,000 £1,470,000
Development
Skills Support for the Workforce (ESFA
IP2.1 £3,036,979 £5,061,632
Opt-in)
IP2.1 Next Level (North Lincolnshire) £358,767 £579,945
IP2.2 Graduate Internships* £900,000 £1,500,000
IP2.2 Work Experience Pilot* £500,000 £833,333
IP2.2 Ex-Offender Pilot* £500,000 £833,333
£31,557,067 £52,577,112
* In appraisal / contracting (exact figures tbc)
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
The Careers & Enterprise Company has been established to help young people unleash
their best possible futures. At a local level, the project is being delivered through the
established Enterprise Coordinator – Enterprise Advisor model to motivate young people
and help them to make more informed choices in and out of schools. The programme works
in partnership with LEPs, local authorities, schools, colleges and employers.
The Enterprise Advisor Network enables volunteers to work directly with the senior
leadership team in secondary schools and colleges to support more effective connection to
the world of work and develop, shape or add value to the school or college’s careers,
enterprise and employer engagement strategy. The Humber LEP has two Enterprise
Coordinators, each of which is responsible for 20 prioritised schools/colleges and 20
Enterprise Advisers recruited from local businesses, as well as coordinating the support
partnerships to ensure young people achieve their career goals, understand the local labour
market and have all of the tools they need to assist them to success. In 2019/20, a further
Enterprise Coordinator will be recruited to further increase the resources available to support
this agenda.
15The Humber secured funding to become one of 20 ‘Careers Hubs’ across England to help
transform careers education for young people. The Humber Careers Hub is made up of 26
local schools and colleges working together with universities, training providers, employers
and career professionals to improve careers education. The Humber Hub has access to
support and funding to help them meet the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of excellent careers
education. This includes:
A ‘Hub Lead’ to help coordinate activity and build networks
Access to bursaries for individual schools and colleges to train ‘careers leaders’
Access to funding for schools to support employer encounters
In 2019/20, the hub will continue to work towards ensuring that all 26 schools in the Humber
Careers Hub make good progress towards the Gatsby Benchmarks.
The Humber LEP has also secured £20,000 funding through the Careers Enterprise
Company to run a pilot programme which seeks to accredit ten primary schools across the
Humber in the Quality in Careers (QiC) Quality Mark by the end of May 2020.
Humber Skills Pledge
The Humber LEP introduced the Skills Pledge in 2013, aiming to provide employers with a
one stop shop when it comes to supporting their current and future workforce. Since its
inception, a total of 373 organisations from across the Humber have supported the campaign
which won national acclaim at the Adult Learners Week awards.
The LEP has commissioned a piece of work which will see the refresh and relaunch of the
Skills Pledge and wider promotion of the opportunity to employers across the Humber during
2019/20.
Key Actions / Targets
Skills Pledge – re-launch and refresh of pledge work to commence May 2019
All 26 schools in the Humber Careers Hub to make good progress towards the Eight
Gatsby Benchmarks
All 26 Humber Careers Hub Schools to be matched with an Enterprise Advisor by August
2020
3.3.4 Business
Delivering our ambition to create thriving, successful businesses is being achieved through a
range of interventions and funding mechanisms.
Our Local Growth Fund also provides a large amount of investment direct to SME
businesses through the £12m Growing the Humber Programme and our Growing Places
funding is being used as an evergreen fund to provide loan support to businesses in the
Humber, unlocking projects which have been stalled due to lack of funding.
A large part of our direct support to business is achieved through funding from the Humber’s
European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme, using circa £28m of our
£55m ERDF budget and a further £15.31m from the ESF budget to support the development
of skills of those within the workforce
16The LEP team, working with our partners, deliver a range of support to business both in the
Humber and those that are looking to invest here. Core funding through BEIS for the
Humber Business Growth Hub has been essential to maintain our face-to-face delivery of
business support across the Humber, which is now being supplemented by over £6m of
investment from ERDF.
LGF Delivery
The following Business Projects will be delivered through the Local Growth Fund in 2019/20:
Total LGF spend LGF
Total LGF Start Finish
Project Name Project profiled in Spend in
allocation date date
Cost £ 19/20 (£) 20/21
Phase
£8.196m £1,294,017 £1,294,017 £0 30/6/19 30/6/20
3@the Dock (Hull)
Advanced
Engineering
£2.717m £950,000 £360,962 £589,038 28/2/19 31/12/20
manufacturing Unit
(Stallingborough)
Humber High
Street Challenge £4.650m £1950,010 £805,007 £1,145,003 31/3/19 31/3/21
Fund
£2,459,986
Growing the Humber
Growing the Humber is funded through the Humber LEP’s Local Growth Fund programme.
It provides capital grants to SMEs of between £5,000 and £500,000, awarded as a
percentage of total eligible project costs. Grants outside of these parameters may be
considered by exception.
The Humber LEP is responsible for the administration of the first stage of the grant funding
process which includes managing Expressions of Interest, Full Application Appraisal and the
Investment Panel Process. North East Lincolnshire Council, on behalf of the Humber LEP,
is responsible for the Contract Management of approved projects.
Total LGF LGF grant due
Project Name Start date Finish date
allocation £ in 19/20 (£)
Growing the Humber £12m £2.682m 1/4/15 31/3/21
Outputs Contracted to Achieved to Expected
Target date date in 19/20
Jobs created 805 620 427.5 109
Private sector Leverage £52m £37.86m £30.39m £10.58m
17Business Loan Fund
The Humber LEP’s £8.2m Growing Places funding has been delivered through the Humber
Business Loan Fund. The Business Loan Fund provides loans of between £100,000 and
£1,000,000 for capital projects. Projects outside this range may be considered but must
deliver exceptional outputs and/or provide exceptional value for money. To date, the fund
has invested a total of £11,064,437 in 19 projects.
The Business Loan Fund is administered by the Humber LEP in conjunction with Hull City
Council, who is responsible for the financial management of loans given.
It is envisaged that the fund will shortly be closed to new applications until sufficient
repayments are received to re-invigorate the fund. This will also provide an opportunity to
refresh the programme, re-aligning it with the new local industrial strategy.
2019/2020 Investment Available £743,033
European Structural and Investment Funds
In 2019/20, the following projects impacting on Business will be delivered using ESIF
Investment:
Total
Priority Lifetime
ERDF Project Lifetime
Axis ERDF
Investment
PA1 & 4 Spark Fund £3,000,000 £5,000,000
PA3 Manufacturing Growth Programme £372,019 £620,032
PA3 & 4 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund £5,700,000 £9,500,000
PA3 Exporting for Growth £732,327 £1,220,545
Hull Community Led Local Development
PA8 £1,868,936 £3,114,893
(ERDF)
North Lincolnshire Community Led Local
PA8 £441,000 £735,000
Development (ERDF)
Humber Business Growth Hub – ICT for
PA2 £2,056,366 £34,272,767
Growth
Humber Business Growth Hub – Finance
PA3 £1,556,673 £2,594,455
for Growth
Humber Business Growth Hub – Business
PA3 £2,498,766 £4,164,610
Growth Scheme
PA4 Aura Innovation Centre £4,000,000 £10,000,000
PA1 Flood Resilience Innovation Centre £1,900,000 £3,166,667
18PA1 Innovate Humber (Maker Space)* £498,691 £831,152
PA3 Manufacturing Growth Programme 2* £217,937 £363,228
Northern Powerhouse Export Grant
PA3 £429,012 £715,020
Scheme*
£25,271,727 £76,298,369
Investment through the European Social Fund is also impacting on businesses through
direct support and skills development (see Skills section above).
Humber Business Growth Hub
The Humber Business Growth Hub is the central front door to business support in the region,
and also offers a range of direct support for SMEs. The Growth Hub is delivered in
partnership with the four Humber Local Authorities. Growth Hub services are delivered by
four main contracted delivery partners Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council,
North Lincolnshire Council, and E-factor (on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council). The
Growth Hub’s activities are overseen by a Steering Group which reports to the LEP’s
Business Development Board.
The Growth Hub, working with the four Humber LEP Local Authorities, has secured
£6,106,950 of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to deliver an
expanded range of business support activities across the Humber. Hull City Council is acting
as the Accountable Body for the funding on behalf of the four Humber Local Authorities and
the Humber LEP.
All three contracts are being delivered under the banner of the Humber Business Growth
Hub’s ‘#GrowMySME’ Programme. The three contracts are as follows:
Finance for Growth (£1,556,743 ERDF Investment) – a programme of support to
enable businesses in the Humber to become ‘Investment Ready’ including:
- Network of specialist Financial advisors (x4 FTE)
- Small Grant programme – for investment in consultancy and specialist support to
become investment ready
- Workshops and masterclasses
ICT for Growth (£2,056,040 ERDF Investment) – a programme of ICT / Digital support
to SMEs in the Humber including:
- Specialist ICT advisors (x2 FTE)
- Small Grant programme – for investment in ICT Software, hardware and consultancy
to support growth ambitions
- Broadband Vouchers for Start-up businesses
- Specialist technical advice
- Workshops and masterclasses
Business Growth Programme (£2,494,167 ERDF Investment) – enhancing the
existing Growth Hub’s base offer including:
- Additional Growth Hub Advisors (x4 FTE)
19- Small Grant programme – for investment in consultancy and specialist support
across a range of areas
- Workshops and Masterclasses
- Scale-up programme for leaders and managers within SMEs with a potential for
growth
- Sector Development and Supply Chain activity
- Digital Development – enhancement of the Growth Hub’s website and development
of digital content and delivery
Total Project* Investment Start Finish
Growth Hub Activity
Cost 19/20 date date
Growth Hub Core
£615,000 £205,000 01/04/19 31/03/21
Budget
Finance for Growth £3,773,866 £1,184,296 01/06/18 31/05/21
ICT for Growth £2,594,455 £1,699,630 01/06/18 31/05/21
Business Growth
£4,164,610 £1,420,779 01/10/18 30/09/21
Scheme
TOTAL £ 11,147,931 £ 4,509,705
*including match funding, from 2018/19 onwards
Total
ERDF Programme Outputs 2019/20
Programme
C1: Enterprises Supported (12hrs or min £1k grant) 1,101 470
C2: Enterprises Receiving Grants 178 76
C4: Enterprises Receiving Non-Financial Support (12 hours) 492 190
C5: New Enterprises Supported 270 135
C6: Private Sector Leverage 442,500 165,000
C8: Jobs Created 155 50
C29: Enterprises supported to introduce new to firm products 72 33
P4: Additional enterprises taking up broadband speeds at least
200 110
30mbps
P13: Number of enterprises receiving information, diagnostic
160 60
and brokerage support
20BEIS Simplifying Delivery of Regulation
The Humber LEP, on behalf of the Humber Better Business for All Partnership (see Section
4.2.2), submitted a proposal to BEIS to ‘Simplify the Way Regulation is Delivered’. This
proposal successfully secured £10,000 investment to help us to build our understanding of
how businesses prefer to access information and to test the potential of a ‘virtual exhibition’
model.
This work will commence in April, with findings presented to the Office for Product Safety
and Standards in October 2019.
Key Actions / Targets
Brexit Business Engagement and Reporting – fortnightly
BEIS funded ‘Simplify the Way Regulation is Delivered’ - work complete October 2019
3.3.5 Infrastructure
The LEP directly invests in infrastructure (including transport, flood defences, housing and
regeneration) through its programmes, and also works with local authorities and other
partners to make the case for infrastructure projects in the Humber.
To drive economic growth into the future the Humber will need to be even more ambitious,
which means looking further ahead to the major schemes that may be required to sustain
growth in the long term. A priority in the 2019/2020 financial year is to complete, as part of
the industrial strategy, a review of medium-term infrastructure requirements in the Humber.
LGF Delivery
The following Infrastructure Projects will be delivered through the Local Growth Fund in
2019/20:
Total LGF spend
Total LGF LGF Spend Start Finish
Project Name Project profiled in
allocation in 20/21 date date
Cost £ 19/20 (£)
Hessle Foreshore Tidal
£11.039m £2m £0 £2,000,000 1/3/18 31/3/21
Defence
River Hull integrated
£16.1m £3.805m £1,930,000 £0 1/4/16 31/3/20
Catchment Strategy
Lincolnshire Lakes
£52.7m £13.3m £2,825,308 £0 1/4/15 31/3/20
Flood risk strategy (NL)
South Humber Gauge
£17.153m £7.195m £1,000,000 £0 1/9/18 30/6/19
Enhancement (NL)
Central Cleethorpes
Regeneration £2.805m £1m £207,000 £793,000 30/11/18 31/3/21
Programme
Unlocking City Centre
£6m £2.5m £2,044,530 £0 1/4/18 31/3/20
Development (Hull)
Grimsby Town centre –
£4.132m £3.682m £1.251,333 £2,062,379 1/7/17 31/3/20
Unlocking the Potential
Stallingborough
Strategic Employment £3m £1.6m £1,544,875 £0 1/12/17 30/6/19
Site
21Total LGF spend
Total LGF LGF Spend Start Finish
Project Name Project profiled in
allocation in 20/21 date date
Cost £ 19/20 (£)
Stoneferry Road
Integrated Transport £8m £7.5m £4,746,000 £2,250,000 1/4/17 31/3/20
Project (Hull)
Phase 1 A180 South
Humber Bank highway £2.622m £2.095m £1,890,801 £0 1/9/18 31/1/20
Improvements (NEL)
Delivering Housing
£44.335m £4m £627,000 £2,739,000 1/12/18 31/3/29
Growth in Hull 2
Development of Priory
£1.8m £1.44m £1,440,000 £0 27/6/19 21/10/19
Park (Hull)
South Humber
£2.966m £2.497m £1,353,282 £0 1/4/18 30/6/19
Gateway (NL)
Brough Relief Road £3,260,94
£6.522m £3,260,943 £0 31/1/19 31/7/20
(phase 3) 3
TOTAL £22,869,739
Infrastructure projects (including those completed in previous years) will deliver the following
outputs, in addition the public and private sector match and job targets referred to in Section
3.3.2.
Outputs Total Achieved Profiled in Profiled Profiled
Programme to 31/03/19 19/20 in 20/21 in
Forecast
2021+
Housing
New housing units
completed 9,006 811 261 421 7,431
Transport
New Road (km) 1.0 0.125 0.7 0 0.2
Resurfaced Road (km) 18.82 7.12 2.81 0.65 0.5
New cycleway (km) 5.11 1.86 4.824 0 0
Commercial Land and Property
Area of land
reclaimed/redeveloped 660 209.22 15.89 0 0.607
or assembled (ha)
Commercial floor space
125,236 6,576.5 15,897 7,269 63,025
created (m2)
Commercial floor space
10,134 4,691 2,799 5,008 0
refurbished (m2)
22Outputs Total Achieved Profiled in Profiled Profiled
Programme to 31/03/19 19/20 in 20/21 in
Forecast
2021+
Commercial floor space
26,734 0 2,799 5,119 18,637
occupied (m2)
Flood risk
Area of land with
6,810 10 6,127 285 50
reduced flood risk (ha)
Number of domestic
properties with reduced 30,951 7,346 11,415 1,750 0
flood risk
Number of commercial
units with reduced flood 152 152 0 0 0
risk
Commercial floor space
with reduced flood risk 1,055,547 230,853 610,046 39,648 0
(m2)
European Structural and Investment Funds
The Humber ESIF Programme is investing in the following infrastructure projects in 2019/20:
Total
Priority Lifetime
ERDF Project Lifetime
Axis ERDF
Investment
PA5 River Hull + (PA5) £2,810,492 £4,684,153
PA6 River Hull + (PA6) £699,964 £1,116,606
Gypsey Race Park and Avenue
PA6 £697,154 £1,161,923
Phase One (Bridlington)
World Class Environment: World
PA6 £1,150,027 £1,916,717
Class Industry (NEL)
Port of Immingham Sea Defence
PA5 £1,300,000 £2,166,667
Improvements
£6,657,637 £11,046,066
Enterprise Zones
At 1,238ha (3,059 acres), the Humber has the largest Enterprise Zone in the country,
comprising a package of 49 sites to suit the needs of a wide range of businesses.
The Humber Enterprise Zone was created in three tranches. The Humber Renewable
Energy Super Cluster and Humber Green Port Corridor sites were awarded EZ status in
2012, while the remaining sites gained EZ status through an extension to the zone from 1
April 2016. New business incentives for the first phase EZ sites have now expired.
23As of end of January 2019, 41 new companies have located on Enterprise Zones land,
generating 1,677 jobs on the EZ sites. In 2018/19 financial year, up to January 2019, 3 new
companies located on the enterprise zone sites and 328 jobs were generated on the EZ
sites.
The LEP Priority Actions for 2019/20 are to work with Local Authorities to refresh the
marketing literature on Enterprise Zones to reflect the currently available incentives and
continue to work with land owners and Local Authorities to ensure the correct infrastructure
is in place to attract further investment into these Zones.
Key Actions / Targets
Methodology developed throughout 2019/20 which will provide the Humber LEP with
clear oversight of Enterprise Zone retained business rates collected and spend in the
Humber by member Local Authorities
Update of EZ marketing literature
244. Collaboration and Influencing
Strategic Objective: Use our collaboration and influencing powers to bring about
change and enable joint working on activity that drives growth in the Humber
4.1 Background
The LEP is a partnership, so most of what we do is in collaboration with a range of partner
organisations. We use our influencing powers to drive change, and convene local and
national partners to work on shared priorities. We engage with Government on a range of
issues. We work closely and collaborate with other LEPs including our neighbouring LEPs,
those from across the Northern Powerhouse and nationally through the LEP Network.
4.2 Delivery Plan 2019/20
Cross-LEP collaboration will continue to be a key feature of our activity in 2019/20.
Following the Government’s decision to end LEP overlaps, the Humber LEP and Greater
Lincolnshire LEP are developing a joint approach to dealing with areas of shared interest.
The LEPs are committed to collaborating on a focused set of issues where it is relevant to
work together and will add value.
The Humber LEP will also seek to formalise collaborative arrangements with the York, North
Yorkshire and East Riding LEP once its merger discussions with Leeds City Region are
complete. On some issues it may be appropriate to take a three-LEP approach.
The following Sections (4.4.3 to 4.4.5) provide an overview of the range of collaboration and
influencing activities that will be taking place across the thematic areas of Skills, Business
and Infrastructure in 2019/20.
In 2019/20, key targets / actions will include:
Effective Collaboration Plan in place with Greater Lincolnshire LEP by May 2019.
Soft Launch of the Invest Humber Website at the Business Day Event – 07 June
2019
Pro-active Social Media launch and promotion of the Invest Humber site – Summer
2019
Continued roll-out of the Employability Skills Passport validations, promotion and
engagement of employers in the programme
Work with DIT to promote the High Potential Opportunities Offer for Saltend
Chemicals Park
Continue to work with investors in the Humber, including Siemens Mobility, Yorkshire
Energy Park and Velocys to ensure barriers to development are minimised
4.2.1 Skills
Humber Skills Network
The Humber LEP Skills Network brings together key agencies, stakeholders and delivery
partners that provide leadership to the employment and skills agenda in the Humber. The
Network is used to cascade information about the Employment and Skills Strategy, consult
on developments and share relevant information to stakeholders.
25The Network provides a forum for agencies involved in all aspects of employment, skills and
education in the Humber to meet to share information and good practice. It also influences
employment and skills provision in line with economic priorities.
Currently the Skills Network has over 400 members, with meetings held quarterly attracting
attendance from over 60 members. In 2019/20, we will continue to engage and disseminate
key information through the Skills Network.
Employability Skills Passport
As part of the Humber LEP’s commitment to improve the level of employability skills
throughout the Humber, a validation approach has been developed and agreed by the
Employment and Skills Board. This has seen the development of a framework of
expectations for any employability passports submitted for validation, based on the CBI’s
seven employability skills.
A trailblazer pilot programme has tested the validation framework capturing both employer
and provider feedback. In 2019/20 there will be the continued roll-out of the Employability
Skills Passport validations and promotion and engagement of employers in the programme
utilising funding from the Skills Support for the Workforce programme.
Humber Talent Forum
The role of the Talent Forum is to provide improved real time information from recruiters on
job roles that are hard to fill in the Humber region, which will in turn identify skills gaps and
inform skills funding decisions and influence the Training Agenda in the region. Group
membership now represents 30 businesses and organisations, across north and south bank,
including major employers from Food, Oil & Gas, Renewables, Ports and Logistics and
Manufacturing.
The Forum’s quarterly meetings are themed around specific topics suggested by members
with input from the LEP on relevant employment and skills related issues.
Institute of Technology
The Humber and YNYER LEPs will continue to support the development of the proposed
Institute of Technology (IoT), which has just been confirmed as one of only twelve in the
country. The IoT will bring investment of circa £10million of capital funding into the region for
partners to invest in industry standard equipment and provide higher level technical training.
The IoT has a clear vision for step change in technical skills and productivity, delivered
through an employer led coalition within three sectors that are recognised within the
Industrial Strategy as key to the UK’s future economic success: engineering, manufacturing
and agri-tech, with digital technology as the underpinning and enabling force.
Partners in this collaboration are:
Employers: ENGIE Fabricom, Seachill, Skipton Building Society, VisR
Providers: York College (acting as lead), Askam Bryan, Craven College, East Riding
College, Grimsby Institute, Selby College, Bishop Burton College.
Membership organisation: CATCH
Higher Education: University of Hull, York St John
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