City Regions -Deal or No Deal?

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- Introduction to our inquiry
  - Our key issues
- What are City Region Deals?
  - Overview of the agreed City Region Deals in Scotland
    
    Glasgow City Region Deal
    
    Aberdeen City Region Deal
    
    Inverness and Highland City Region Deal
    
    Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal
  - Overview of City Region Deals that are in development
    
    Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal
    
    Tay Cities Region Deal
  - Growth deals and other forms of investment
    
    Ayrshire Growth Deal
    
    South of Scotland Alliance
    
    Borderlands Initiative
    
    Islands Bill
- Where do City Region Deals fit into economic development and infrastructure investment programmes in Scotland?
- What is the purpose of, and rationale for, City Region Deals?
  - Alignment with other Scottish and UK government policies
  - Shifting definitions
  - Employability and skills issues
- How are City Region Deals and their projects selected and what budgets are available?
  - Selection of deals and projects
  - Additionality and displacement
  - Budgets
- How are City Region Deals monitored and evaluated, and what forms of governance/accountability are used?
  - Governance
  - Assessment and monitoring
    
    Capacity in local authorities
    
    Equalities and sustainability
- How well do City Region Deals consult and engage with others?
- What about parts of Scotland not covered by City Region Deals?
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Annex A - Note of the informal meeting in Paisley, November 2017
- Annex B - Extracts from the Minutes of Committee meetings and links to oral evidence
- Annex C - Written evidence submitted to the Committee
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Image: Members of the Committee visiting Glasgow Airport

Image: Members of the Committee meeting local businesses, community groups and others, Tannahill Community Centre, Paisley

Image: Figure 1: City Region/Regional Deals in Scotland (as of December 2017)

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor Jenny Laing (Aberdeen City Council), contrib. 13, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038597

Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor David Ross (Fife Council), contrib. 11, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038595

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor Graham Ross, contrib. 155, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038739

Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor Laing, contrib. 17, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038601

Ayrshire Growth Deal. (2017). Written submission of evidence.

Local Government and Communities Committee 01 November 2017, Professor Maclennan, contrib. 129, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11173&c=2035857

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Lord Duncan, contrib. 45, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042315

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Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Keith Brown, contrib. 5, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042275

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Lord Duncan, contrib. 74, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042344

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Keith Brown, contrib. 95, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042365

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Scotland's Regeneration Forum (SURF). (2017). Written submission of evidence.

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor McVey, contrib. 23, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038607

Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor David Ross, contrib. 141, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038725

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Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Oonagh Gil (Scottish Government), contrib. 30, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042300

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Oonagh Gil, contrib. 32, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042302

Local Government and Communities Committee 01 November 2017, Dr O’Brien, contrib. 124, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11173&c=2035852

Scottish Enterprise. (2017). Written submission of evidence.

Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group. (2017). Written submission of evidence.

Glasgow City Region Cabinet. (2017). Written submission of evidence.

Local Government and Communities Committee 15 November 2017, Patrick Wiggins, contrib. 32, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11204&c=2040515

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Lord Duncan, contrib. 67, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042337

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor McVey, contrib. 172, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038756

Aberdeenshire Council. (2017). Written submission of evidence.

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor McVey, contrib. 93, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038677

Local Government and Communities Committee 01 November 2017, Lesley Warren (Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights), contrib. 109, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11173&c=2035837

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Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Keith Brown, contrib. 87, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042357

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Local Government and Communities Committee 08 November 2017, Councillor David Ross, contrib. 39, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11192&c=2038623

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Local Government and Communities Committee 01 November 2017, Professor Maclennan, contrib. 134, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11173&c=2035862

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Image: Members of the Committee visiting Glasgow Airport

Image: Members of the Committee meeting local businesses, community groups and others, Tannahill Community Centre, Paisley

Image: Figure 1: City Region/Regional Deals in Scotland (as of December 2017)

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