New Anglia Transport Board

Agile to Change

Agenda

9.30-11.00am, Monday 30^th November 2020 - Virtual Teams

9.30

Welcome and introductions

Chair

9.30

Minutes and matters arising

Chair

9.35

Brexit and Covid intelligence

James Allen

• Impact

• Trends

9.50

Connected Places Catapult New Mobility

Steve Turner

Technologies

10.20

New Anglia LEP Clean Growth Taskforce

Laura Waters

• Purpose

• Governance - group mapping and gap analysis

• How can the Board support the clean growth initiative?

10.45

Transport East update

Andrew

• Strategy development progress

Summers

• Forum

10.55

Any other business

All

• Forward Plan and items for next meeting

• Date of next meeting - 15^th March 9.30-11 Teams meeting

Officer Contact

If you have any questions about matters contained on this agenda, please get in touch with:

Laura Waters

07384 258662

[email protected]

New Anglia Transport Board

Connecting the East, Accessing the World

Meeting Note

9.30-11.00am, Tuesday 25^th August 2020 - Virtual Teams meeting

Board attendance:

Alan Kirkdale

Highways England

Andrew Summers

Transport East

Andy Walker

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Carolyn Barnes

East Suffolk

Chris Soule

CLA

David Cumming

Norfolk County Council

Doug Field

New Anglia LEP

Hayley Mace

New Anglia LEP

James Bradley

Network Rail

Jonathan Cage

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Jonathan Denby

Greater Anglia

Kerry Allen

Suffolk County Council

Laura Waters

New Anglia LEP

Cllr Martin Wilby

Norfolk County representative

Nova Fairbank

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Patrick Ladbury

GT Railway

Paul Ager

Associated British Ports

Paul Davey

Hutchison Ports

Paul Martin

First Buses

Cllr Phil Smart

Suffolk district representative

Richard Perkins

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Suzanne Buck

Suffolk County Council

Apologies:

ABP

Andrew Harston

Andrew Mower

FSB

Cllr Andrew Reid

Suffolk County representative

Caroline Parish

First Buses

Karen Chapman

Suffolk Growth Programme

Jonathan Rudd

New Anglia LEP

Minutes and matters arising

The previous minutes were accepted as a true record and all matters covered in the agenda.

The LEP business resilience and recovery fund scheme of £3m has been launched with 47 awards to date. The 47

awards total £1.8m creating 33 full time positions and protecting 1,200 jobs. Demonstrates the LEPs role and the

importance of working together with partners to support businesses.

New Anglia LEP Recovery Plan

LW presented paper on the New Anglia LEP recovery plan work, updating that the restart plan has been published

and is available online with an accompanying evidence base document. The restart plan is focussed on the short-term

actions required for the next six months, agile and evolving as the full impacts of lockdown become clear and has

been developed by a range of partners. The restart plan was published in June and in the autumn, this plan will be

followed by our Renew Plan - a longer-term plan for jobs and sustainable growth which will also serve to support the

Government national recovery plan.

The renew plan looks to a longer-term horizon of 3-5 years and will include activities to rebuild the economy which

builds on the Economic Strategy and Local Industrial Strategy and responds to long term changes brought about by

the pandemic. The next agenda item seeks view on the strategic transport connections the renew plan should be

considering.

It was asked if any of the projects put forward to the Governments recent Getting Building Fund were for transport?

Given the criteria that projects had to be delivered within 18 months this meant transport projects were not put forward

to this fund as they take longer than this time period to deliver. The list of projects to be delivered through this fund

can be found here.

There has been increased intervention in major highway schemes, would DfT be able to set out what the level of

intervention has been across Norfolk and Suffolk?

Action: LW to follow up with DfT

At the July Transport East Forum, the themes endorsed for the transport strategy complement those set out in the

paper and the Transport East and New Anglia LEP priorities are in alignment.

Highways England strategy has been published and schemes in this region are going through statutory processes.

There are increased amounts of funding for maintenance with £800m available for the next five years meaning there

will be a lot of activity on the network.

Strategic Connections

LW presented paper outlining the strategic transport connections identified in the Norfolk and Suffolk Economic

Strategy (NSES), Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) and Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) and the measures included in

the recently published Covid-19 Economic Recovery Restart Plan. The Board was asked to consider opportunities to

develop our strategic connections in the context of the “new normal” environment and what actions would help both

the local, regional, and national economy rebuild stronger.

Transport East has similar themes and the connections set out in the paper align with the priorities included in the

draft Transport East Investment and Delivery Plan. This plan sets out the priorities in each of the Local Authority areas

and groups these into corridors. Transport East has also set up active travel and passenger transport subgroups to

challenge how DfT allocate funding to this region, ensuring lobbying/influencing activity is aligned with the LEP so we

do no lose out. Transport East have worked with KPMG on a decarbonisation report and the draft was presented at

the recent forum, this will set out recommendations for the region. The LEP is working closely with Transport East on

active travel and has been attending the subgroup, learning from local authorities about the key issues and providing

support where appropriate.

Action: AS to circulate final version of decarbonisation report to the Board.

The meeting asked what are the priority corridors for the investment and delivery plan? There are 7 corridors identified

across the Transport East region with 4 being in the New Anglia area: A47 from coast to Midlands, King’s Lynn to

Cambridge, East West Rail, A11 and Felixstowe to Nuneaton.

Connecting our Energised Coastal Communities: Midlands - King’s Lynn - Norwich - Great Yarmouth

Connecting the Heart of East Anglia: London - Chelmsford - Colchester - Ipswich - Norwich & Suffolk Coast

Cross-country connectivity: Norwich and Ipswich/Felixstowe - the Midlands and South-West

Connecting Thameside South Essex corridor (south): London - Thurrock - expanding Thameside ports

South Essex corridor (north): London / Chelmsford - Basildon - Southend - Shoeburyness

East-West growth corridor: Manningtree - Basildon - Harlow. Connections to Felixstowe / Harwich and Stansted

UK Innovation Corridor: King’s Lynn - (Cambridge) - Harlow - London

For the East West rail corridor Transport East are working with neighbouring Sub National Transport Bodies to ensure

strategies and lobbying messages are aligning.

We need to ensure the £800m maintenance funding mentioned earlier is planned most effectively to reduce impact on

those who live and work here but also visitors to the region. Highways England are currently assessing the best way

to deliver this programme and will be engaging with the highway authorities.

It was noted that when considering recovery planning, we need to be flexible and proactive to respond to funding

opportunities as they present themselves.

Growth programme is set up to create a pipeline of projects and to also be aware of funding opportunities and being

ready to lobby.

Ely Communication Actions

HM presented slides setting out what the case for Investment at Ely is for Norfolk and Suffolk and proposed actions

that the Transport Board could undertake. The LEP has been working with Transport East and the Ely Taskforce to

identify what the key messages are for the New Anglia area. Ely is in a strategic position and investment there

maximises the capacity of investments made elsewhere on the network. The communication materials need to be

clear so MPs, businesses and stakeholders understand the story for Norfolk and Suffolk but that is part of the wider

strategy to deliver Ely and how it is an enabler of growth for the whole of the UK. The proposed actions can be

undertaken quickly and will be a clear visual representation of our messages and case.

The Board were then asked to feedback on the key messages proposed and suggest any further communications

activities:

•

The 28% rail modal share figure is based on all goods that come into Felixstowe, could this figure be revised

to what percentage of goods that come on to the inland transport network are then transported by rail? This

figure will be higher and strengthens the case around the goods that are currently transported by road but

could be by rail, but the rail network doesn’t have the capacity currently to do this. Message needs to be clear

if you increase capacity at Ely you will increase rail freight, taking vehicles off the road and these vehicles will

be in the north. This project isn’t for the east region but contributes to levelling up agenda and decarbonises

the North.

•

Further statistics could include that currently 50% of goods traffic is to the north and all future growth will be

through Ely. Need strong message that this project is for the benefit of the North, levelling up and

decarbonisation.

•

Investment of public money in relating projects cannot be realised without improvements at Ely.

•

Need to include existing passenger commitments such as improving the Ipswich to Peterborough service, half

hourly Norwich to Cambridge service and further aspirations cannot be achieved without improvements at Ely.

Improved rail services will also contribute to increased modal shift from cars. Could also include the rail

passenger benefits for London.

•

Whilst approvals are likely to be announced in the autumn the speedy delivery of the project needs to be a key

message with current delivery not planned until late 2020’s.

•

Network Rail are very hopeful of a successful announcement from the Treasury shortly and welcome the

strong support from the LEP. The challenge is demonstrating that rail investment is the best value for the

taxpayer. Need to be clear that whilst the Ely Area Enhancement Programme is a significant part of the

solution it is part of a wider group of solutions needed to achieve the full outputs for the area. Network Rail are

currently developing a Strategic Outline Business Case setting out what additional interventions are required

beyond the current proposal and what these will deliver.

•

Do we need to be cautious when widening the programme and should focus on what the project does deliver?

The further interventions are an added dimension to the case, which whilst already significant the additional

interventions and the benefits they will bring will only strengthen this.

•

Need to ensure all these messages are framed in the language that reflects the Government and Chancellors

priorities - job creation and job retention.

•

Communications through the Growth Hub have been short videos, case studies and graphics to share

messages, can we consider presentation methods to engage with key players.

•

Financial costs of this scheme are large, and the benefit side of the equation needs to be significant to

demonstrate the value of the project.

•

3 neighbouring SNTBs sent a joint letter to the treasury lobbying for the investment at Ely so we have partners

that will join us.

•

Need to ensure messages are reaching the right people: Transport ministers, Network Rail, DfT,

Action: HM/LW to produce infographic using feedback above

Transport East update

AS updated that Transport East held their forum in July setting out the increased capabilities and capacity to progress

their work programme. 4 key items were covered: Transport East as a functional body, Investment and Delivery Plan,

Strategy development and communications.

Strategy development: KPMG Decarbonisation report will be finalised shortly. Covid planning is underway with school

travel meeting held with DfT and active travel meeting planned with DfT in September. Consultants are being procured

to develop the wider strategy and engagement with stakeholders likely to begin end of September. Whilst modal shift

and rail are mentioned in the KPMG report the specific opportunity to increase rail capacity and linking to Ely could be

brought out more explicitly in the report. There will be further deep dives into areas of the KPMG report.

Investment and Delivery Plan: existing priorities have been included in the Transport East investment programme;

draft plan was presented to the July forum with feedback being used to inform the finalised version. The final version

will be submitted as part of the comprehensive spending review submission.

DfT sent letter shortly after July forum confirming £425k of funding for this financial year to take the 4 workstreams

listed above forward, Transport East have been invited to a meeting with Baroness Vere alongside the other SNTBs to

set out the vision for the future. Recruitment is also underway for a communications manager and assistant who are

hopefully going to be in place by September.

Any other business

Greater Anglia update: Back to full timetable, with exception of Stansted Express and monitoring capacity. New trains

have created additional capacity meaning extra space for social distancing.

Forward plan next meeting theme - Agile to change: Mobility as a Service, Electric vehicles and Use of data

DF introduced Steve Oliver as the new Transport Board chair and his contact details will be circulated.

Date of next meeting - meeting invite will be circulated shortly.

New Anglia Transport Board

Monday 30^th November 2020

Agenda Item 5

New Anglia LEP Clean Growth Taskforce

Author: Laura Waters

Summary

This paper provides a summary of the New Anglia LEP establishing a clean growth

taskforce, whose members will be ambassadors for the ‘UK’s Clean Growth Region’ and

help drive forward and embed the clean growth framework across Norfolk and Suffolk and

beyond. The taskforce will sit below the LEP Board and have representatives from existing

LEP groups and others who would act as clean growth advocates.

The Transport Board needs to consider the actions and activities it is best placed to lead that

supports the clean growth initiative. Members have been asked to provide suggestions for

initiatives, projects or successful case studies we can promote (summarised in table 1),

which will inform the actions for key workstreams for the Board to progress.

Alongside the Taskforce there will be a Norfolk and Suffolk Clean Growth action plan, which

builds on the evidence of the Local Industrial Strategy and the Climate Change Adaption and

Carbon Reduction Scoping Report to outline the areas that Norfolk and Suffolk should

consider with respect to delivering clean growth The existing and future actions of the Board

will help inform the action plan.

Recommendation

The Transport Board is asked to:

• Discuss and consider the suggested actions summarised in Table 1 that the Board can

lead activity on.

• Agree the key workstreams the Board will undertake to support the clean growth

initiative.

Aim

To set out the purpose of the Clean Growth Taskforce, to discuss how the proposed

workstream activities best support this initiative and agree actions for the Transport Board to

take forward.

Purpose of Taskforce

To embed clean growth in the development and delivery of actions and decisions which

deliver the Economic Strategy, and Local Industrial Strategy and Renewal Plan. To drive the

shared ambition for a low carbon and inclusive economic recovery that tackles the

challenges and opportunities of climate change.

Key functions:

•

Further develop the clean growth action plan for Norfolk and Suffolk engaging

relevant partners to securing their buy in to deliver the action plan, through respective

groups and networks.

•

Create a clean growth evidence baseline that identifies and recommends to the LEP

board the areas of focus that the biggest gains can be achieved, and which actions

will be focused on.

•

Promote Norfolk and Suffolk as the UK’s Clean Growth Region helping to raise the

profile of the major contribution the area plays in the UK’s transition to a post carbon

economy, representing the area national, regionally and locally.

•

Ensure clean growth is embedded in the discussion, actions and decision of your

respective group, reporting back to the taskforce as appropriate.

•

Recommend or source appropriate experts to inform certain aspects of the action

plan, convene working groups as appropriate and consult with sector peers as

agreed within the Taskforce under the direction of the Chair.

•

Oversee the development and agree robust ways of measuring and monitoring the

impact of interventions and actions, making recommendations to the LEP board on

any relevant targets or pledges.

•

Annually, bring together the wider network of clean growth champions to share

knowledge and best practice.

The New Anglia LEP strategy team are currently:

• Reviewing the terms of reference for the taskforce to reflect the changes seen since

February 2020

• Assessing the draft action plan

• Mapping the existing partnerships, boards and groups who are already working in

this area to understand their focus/priorities, work programme, delivery actions,

communications activity and governance. This will help us explore opportunities to

work together and inform a gap analysis to identify the areas where the taskforce

could lead.

Transport Board potential workstreams

Clean growth sits at the heart of the New Anglia Local Industrial Strategy with Norfolk and

Suffolk positioned as the UK’s clean growth region. The LIS states our ambition to be:

A globally recognised, technology-driven and inclusive economy which is leading the

transition to a post-carbon economy through sustainable food production and sustainable

energy generation.

Norfolk and Suffolk’s key strengths and assets make it well placed to be at the forefront of

the clean growth revolution

• As the UK’s leading producer of renewable and low carbon energy and a significant

producer of low carbon goods and services.

• As a testbed for innovation in industries such as farming and food production,

transportation and construction which need to reduce their carbon footprint and adapt

to a changing climate.

• As an area with an outstanding natural environment and natural resources which are

particularly vulnerable to climate change but where innovative new mitigation

measures and technologies are being pioneered.

• As an area with a wealth of world class innovation and thinking, and exportable skills.

Along with many award-winning businesses, that are on the leading edge of a low-

carbon future.

The Integrated Transport Strategy identified four priority themes with proposed actions:

Theme

Actions

Connecting the east, accessing the world

Ensuring a resilient Strategic Road Network

Ensuring a better-connected rail network

Challenging perceptions about connectivity

Influencing peak demand requirements

Making whole journey reliability a priority

Encouraging the development of more

regional air services

Regional connectivity and priority places

Deliver a reliable Major Road Network

Make public transport the ‘go to’ option

Facilitate better connectivity

Ensure the success of our Enterprise

Zones, Food Enterprise Zones and key

sectors

Improving public realm

Joined up cycling and walking networks

Develop and promote local freight centres

Agile to change

Complete superfast broadband coverage

and the delivery of ultra-fast broadband

Ensure the delivery of 5G technology

Promote the East as being ‘open’ to

innovative new technologies

Shape collaborative future mobility

Encourage the use of data

Encourage behaviour and cultural change

Local and coastal

Complete superfast broadband coverage

and the delivery of ultra-fast broadband

Ensure the delivery of 5G technology

Table 1: Proposed action suggestions by Members

Title

Action

Timescale

Clean Growth Outcomes

Covid Recovery Outcomes

Electrification of

Publicly respond to the

10 years for

Post diesel traction options and

Creates jobs, increases

the railways in

Network Rail Traction

electrification but

identifies electrification as the

business confidence to invest

East Anglia

Decarbonisation Network

proposed actions before

core option with hydrogen and

in the region, and consistent

Study and call for early

next board?

battery power. Felixstowe to

with 'build back better'

progress in East Anglia.

Nuneaton is listed as one of the

objectives

obvious examples where

electrification is justified.

Zero Carbon

Set the goal to halve

Set the ZCC goal

Save 5 million tons of CO2

Save the local economy and

Commuting by

commuting emissions by

November 2020 -

individuals £10bn

Save the local economy and

2040

2030 and to get to zero

propose a 5% reduction

individuals £10bn

Help avoid gridlock as city

by 2040.

per year every year to hit

centre offices reopen and then

Zero carbon commuting

Invest in understanding

transform them into livable

in New Anglia LEP by

the current commuting

cities.

2040.

travel patterns and

emissions.

Gather high level data

November 2020 -

Devise a strategy by

February 2021

March 2021 to achieve

the goals.

Publish the high-level

strategy April 2021.

Support A47

Support communications

January to November

NCC has written to DfT asking

A47 supports clean growth, in

Alliance

program raising

2021

that we work with them on the

the form of supporting offshore

awareness and support

long-term role of the A47, and

energy activities from Gt

for the A47 Alliance and

how it can fulfil its function in the

Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

context of amongst other things

New Anglia Transport Board

Monday 30^th November

Agenda Item 7

Transport Board Forward Plan 2021

Author: Laura Waters

Summary

This paper seeks the Board’s input on the 2021 Forward Plan for the Transport Board with the view

of successfully delivering the Integrated Transport Strategy and aligning with the core themes of the

Transport East Investment and Delivery plan.

Recommendation

The Board:

• offers suggested input to the Transport Board Forward Plan 2021

Background

The Integrated Transport Strategy, adopted by the LEP Board in May 2018 has the following themes:

• Connecting the East, Accessing the World: Quicker, more reliable, and resilient strategic

connections to boost our contribution to UK plc., encouraging improved perceptions, economic

participation and inward investment for our key sectors and competitive clusters.

• Agile to Change: Embracing new technologies and digital connectivity to enable remote access

to services and opportunities to facilitate Mobility as a Service (MaaS).

• Regional Connectivity and Our Priority Places: Keeping people and products moving in and

around our growing Priority Places and Enterprise Zones through new investment,

placemaking, maintenance and an integrated public transport network with opportunities for

walking and cycling.

• Local and Coastal: Innovative on-demand transport solutions and improvements to facilitate local

sustainable growth, walking and cycling, recognising local distinctiveness, and offering access to

services and opportunities through digital means.

Appendix A outlines a draft forward plan for the Board’s input. The Board are asked to consider what

items it would like to consider during the next year and agree the forward plan for 2021.

Link to the Integrated Transport Strategy and Transport East

Outlined above and in Appendix A.

Recommendation

The Board:

• offers suggested input and agree to the Transport Board Forward Plan 2021.

Appendix A

Appendix A - Transport Board Forward Plan

New Anglia Transport Board Forward Plan

Date

Venue and Theme

Forward Looking

Transport East Core Themes

February 2021

Virtual meeting

•

Boosting accessibility by sustainable modes

•

Energising coastal communities

•

Release network pinch-points

•

Supporting a year-round tourist industry

Local and Coastal

•

Utilising data for public transport

•

Potential unlocked through transport

•

Maritime Cluster development

investment

•

Reliable A47, A12 and A14 corridors

•

Transport East update

June 2021

Virtual meeting -TBC

•

Deliver a reliable Major Road Network

•

Multi-centred growth

•

Integrated ticketing/public transport

•

Creating links between our high growth

Regional Connectivity and Our

•

Better connect Enterprise Zones, Food

clusters

Priority Places

Enterprise Zones, and key sectors

•

Better connected and mobile workforce

•

Develop and promote local freight centres

•

Supporting new settlements

•

Transport East update

•

Improved public spaces and access to town

centres

August 2021

Virtual meeting -TBC

•

Ports and airports

•

Global gateways, connecting the country to

•

RIS beyond 2025

world markets

Connecting the East,

•

Rail

•

Better connected ports and airports

Accessing the World

•

BREXIT

•

Raising our profile as a place of rapid regional

•

Transport East update

economic growth

November 2021

Virtual meeting -TBC

•

Mobility as a Service

•

Resilient and low carbon transport network

•

Electric vehicles

•

Early adoption of emerging technologies

Agile to Change

•

Use of data

•

Expansion of infrastructure to support the

•

Transport East update

growth of EVs