Swindon and Wiltshire City Deal
Paddy Bradley, Head of Commissioning, Economy and Attainment SBC
So far so good….Employment,Skills, Land
Priority for funding and bids
CD1 and CD2 covers 67% of the population
City Deal – two parts
Single Economic Challenge• Army 2020• Skills not matched
to future need• Employment and
housing land – slow to the market
Core Package – menu of options• Infrastructure• Private Sector
Growth• Labour Market
• Other LEP priorities
Swindon’s economic performance got us to the table
Military USP won it for us8000 personnel looking for jobs
2000 HE places
Land to market – co-ordinated planning response
Next Steps
• July – Work up the economic challenge and ask
of government
• November– Pitch to Ministers and sign off
Certainty Political Will
Confidence to invest