Issue - meetings
Proposal for a new locally led pan-regional partnership for the Oxford to Cambridge region
Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Cabinet (for meetings after 18 January 2023 see "Executive") (Item 103)
103 Pan-regional partnership for the Oxford to Cambridge Area 
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Purpose:
To consider whether the Council should be a participant in the proposed pan-regional partnership for the Oxford to Cambridge area.
Recommendations:
That Cabinet resolves to:
a) Recommend to Council that West Oxfordshire be a participant in the proposed pan-regional partnership for the Oxfords to Cambridge area
b) Approve a contribution of £4,000 towards the pan-regional partnership.
Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the report about the new pan-regional partnership for the Oxford to Cambridge area. The partnership would bring together twenty local partners and would provide a vehicle to take forward shared economic and environmental ambitions. There would be a small contribution from each of the partners of £4,000 which would help unlock the second £250,000 tranche of Government funding.
In answer to a question about how long the partnership might last, the Chief Executive said that he thought it would have a long life and that the financial contribution required would remain modest. It would provide an excellent opportunity to advocate the Council’s position across a bigger, strategic area. Councillor Enright commented on the ability of both the Partnership and the England’s Economic Heartland to bring benefits to the area particularly with east/west rail and economic developments in Swindon, Bristol and Bath.
The Cabinet Resolved to:
a) Recommend to Council that West Oxfordshire be a participant in the proposed pan-regional partnership for the Oxford to Cambridge area
b) Approve a contribution of £4,000 towards the pan-regional partnership.