England's Economic Heartland

England's Economic Heartland Strategic Alliance is a partnership of councils and local enterprise partnerships, stretching from Swindon and Oxfordshire in the west to Cambridgeshire in the east, and from Northamptonshire down to Hertfordshire. The area includes the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, as defined by Government.

It is one of seven sub-national transport bodies alongside Transport for the North, Midlands Connect, Transport for the South East, Transport East, Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport.[1][2]

About

England's Economic Heartland Strategic Alliance was founded in November 2015.[3]

It is currently chaired by Cllr Martin Tett, leader of Buckinghamshire County Council. The vice-chairman is Cllr James Jamieson, leader of Central Bedfordshire Council. Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, chairs the Strategic Transport Forum.[4]

Constituent members

National Infrastructure Commission report

In its November 2017 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) released a report calling on the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge 'arc' to be made a 'national priority', with investment in major transport schemes.[5]

The NIC's report, Partnering for Prosperity, said England's Economic Heartland had gained 'recognition at national level', and 'received financial backing from the Department for Transport to advance an ambitious programme of work, including the development of an overarching transport strategy and work to identify and define a major road network across the arc'.[6]

Sub-national Transport Body status

In summer 2017, England's Economic Heartland consulted on becoming a Sub-national Transport Body (STB).[7]

The Department for Transport's Transport Investment Strategy,[8] states that STBs will be involved in infrastructure decision-making.[9]

They will advise on investment on the new Major Road Network.[10]

Transport Strategy

England's Economic Heartland is producing a Transport Strategy for the region which will guide decisions about investment and priorities up to 2050. A draft version for consultation is due to be published in summer 2020. In summer 2019 England's Economic Heartland held a period of engagement on its Outline Transport Strategy.[11]

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See also
  • Cambridge - Milton Keynes - Oxford corridor

References
  1. "Exclusive: STBs collaborate as East Anglia considers a place at the table - The Transport Network". transport-network.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. "Five other areas join 'economic heartland' partnership with Oxfordshire". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. http://www.englandseconomicheartland.com/Pages/strategic-leadership.aspx
  4. http://www.englandseconomicheartland.com/Pages/strategic-leadership.aspx
  5. Stewart, Heather (2017-11-17). "Autumn budget: Hammond urged to invest £7bn in transport for new towns". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  6. https://www.nic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Partnering-for-Prosperty.pdf
  7. "Views sought on new transport body for Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire". Infrastructure Intelligence. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  8. Department for Transport's Transport Investment Strategy, published July 5, 2017
  9. "North set to become first region to get transport powers". ITV News. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  10. "Councils to get share of VED under Grayling's plans for major road network - The Transport Network". www.transport-network.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  11. http://www.englandseconomicheartland.com/Pages/outline-transport-strategy.aspx
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