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Liverpool City Region
Background
The Liverpool City Region LEP is a private sector led Board with political leaders representing the six local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
By bringing together local entrepreneurs and politicians we have been able to harness the skills and experience of a wide range of people who understand what it takes to establish businesses and make them successful and therefore sustainable.
The LEP's core activities include:
Strategic Economic Development – contributing to the development of spatial planning, housing, transport, infrastructure, education and training policies. We are the main economic development interface with Government;
Business Growth – assisting existing businesses to grow and increase productivity, promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, and advising and assisting businesses regarding available funds and additional indigenous investment;
Key Growth Sectors – supporting the development of key growth sectors:
- Knowledge Economy
- Visitor Economy
- Low Carbon
- SuperPort
Detailed Action Plans into each of the key sectors are available. A further ten additional actions to support these step changes have also been agreed. They include:
- Business Support
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Inward Investment
- Lobbying & Communications
- Skills
- Funding
- Major Projects.
Geography
The partnership covers the boroughs of Halton, Sefton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens and Wirral.
Board and Governance
Chair: Robert Hough
Enterprise Zone(s)
Liverpool City Region is home to the Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone. Mersey Waters includes Peel’s flagship projects Wirral Waters and Liverpool Waters and the Peel International Trade Centre.
Sci-Tech Daresbury in Halton also has Enterprise Zone status.
News
http://www.liverpoollep.org/news.aspx
Key Contacts for LEP
Liverpool City Region LEP
12 Princes Parade
Liverpool
L3 1BG
Phone: 0151 227 2727
Email: [email protected]
Latest News
- 14/03/2014 £1 Billion Investment in Liverpool SUPERPORT Creates Local and Global
- 05/03/2014 Liverpool City Region sets out growth ambitions to Government
- 21/01/2014 Liverpool City Region hosts Robot Challenge
- 08/01/2014 Tourism in 2014 set to rise again in Liverpool City Region
- 18/12/2013 Liverpool City Region Economy Growing Faster Than National Average
- 26/11/2013 Liverpool City Region LEP hosts American Business Group to learn in Liverpool
- 29/08/2013 Low carbon energy expert joins LEP Board
- 22/08/2013 New leader to drive Liverpool's £3.4bn visitor economy
- 20/08/2013 The Skills for Growth bank is open for business
- 15/07/2013 Liverpool City Region visitor economy worth £3.4bn annually