New Anglia Transport Board - Terms of Reference

Introduction

New Anglia LEP is the Local Enterprise Partnership covering the geographical area of

Norfolk and Suffolk.

Norfolk and Suffolk are positioned as the UK’s clean growth region, the golden thread of our

Local Industrial Strategy. Collectively, New Anglia LEP has ambitious plans for driving

business growth and productivity in our diverse economy, for communicating our offer to the

world and for driving inclusion and skills. Norfolk and Suffolk are leading places in the

competitive global economy, with a large number of world leading competitive clusters

already based here.

A modern, efficient and clean transport system is key to our future success. A mobile,

accessible and increasingly virtual world-class economy will ensure that Norfolk and Suffolk

retains this enviable position and will benefit thousands of businesses of all sizes and open

significant opportunities in our extensive supply chain network.

The New Anglia Transport Board will provide a strong voice to ensure that we can secure

the best for the area and deliver the ambitious objectives set out in the Norfolk and Suffolk

Economic Strategy, the Local Industrial Strategy, the Economic Recovery Restart/Renewal

Plans and the Integrated Transport Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk.

Purpose

The New Anglia Transport Board will ensure current and future transport networks meet the

needs of both businesses and residents in order to support clean and inclusive growth.

The New Anglia Transport Board brings together key transport specialists, pooling transport

expertise across the region to help shape the future transport system. It will:

 Understand partners’ transport ambitions

 Encourage a cleaner transport network that satisfies the needs of business and

residents both now and in the future

 Assess how New Anglia LEP and partners can best deliver the Integrated Transport

Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk

Specific Activities/Objectives

The New Anglia Transport Board will provide strategic direction on transport issues by:

 Acting as a forum for information and expertise sharing, discussion and debate

 Acting as a powerful advocate for Norfolk and Suffolk

 Maintaining, executing and monitoring the Integrated Transport Strategy Delivery

Plan, reporting to the New Anglia LEP Board

 Directing the formation and work programmes of Task and Finish Groups to tackle

specific topics as necessary

 Offering recommendations for prioritisation of projects for delivery and subsequent

monitoring of outcomes

Expected outcomes

 A reliable, resilient, integrated and clean transport network with improved capacity

and journey times, providing good connectivity both within and around Norfolk and

Suffolk, and to other UK, European and worldwide destinations

 A Delivery Plan for the Integrated Transport Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk, with a

clean growth focus that is current and valued by transport bodies

 Central government understanding of the transport infrastructure needs and priorities

of Norfolk and Suffolk businesses and residents to support inward investment and

clean growth

Powers

The role of the Board is an advisory one, bringing expertise and transport knowledge. It will

feed into the Investment and Appraisal Committee to enable them to devise, deliver and

manage the relevant programmes.

Composition of the Transport Board (Membership)



ABP



CBI, East of England



Connected Places Catapult



Country Land Owners and Business Association



Department for Transport



East Midlands Trains



Federation of Small Businesses



First Group



Govia Thameslink Railway



Greater Anglia



Highways England



Hutchison Ports



Ipswich Buses



Liftshare



Network Rail



New Anglia LEP



Norfolk Chamber of Commerce



Norfolk County Council



Norfolk district representative



Norwich Airport



Peel Ports



Stansted Airport



Suffolk Chamber of Commerce



Suffolk County Council



Suffolk district representative



Sustrans



Transport East

Format and Frequency of Meetings

 Meetings will be generally be open to the public

 Meetings will take place quarterly and will take place ahead of Transport East

Forums.

 Format of meetings - Chaired by New Anglia LEP

 Meetings are formally minuted, with agenda, papers and minutes to be published via

the New Anglia LEP website

 Secretariat - New Anglia LEP will supply secretarial services, and meeting support in

terms of accommodation will be hosted/facilitated by Norfolk and Suffolk County

Councils

 Papers to be circulated one week prior to Board meetings

 The Board will work together by consensus