GLASGOW BUSINESS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013
CEO/CONTACTS
Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
chiefexecutive@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
City Deal could be great for Glasgow
At this year’s Metropolitan Glasgow State of the City Economy Conference, Councillor Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, committed the Council to working with neighbouring Clyde Valley local authorities to fi nalise a bid for Scotland’s fi rst City Deal. The City Deal is an agreement
between the Treasury and a city- region that transfers signifi cant additional economic powers and fi nance in exchange for a disciplined and explicit plan to invest in infrastructure and economic growth.
The industry-led Glasgow
Economic Leadership Board (GEL) and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce reviewed the evidence and concluded that they would support a Metropolitan Glasgow City Deal.
City Deal status has already been awarded
by Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, to eight of the largest English city regions outside of London.
These cities have made deals with the UK Government that gave their city regions greater accountability for their actions in exchange for new powers to help encourage jobs and economic growth. Greater Manchester is one
of the city regions in England to
have agreed a City Deal. As Jenny Stewart, a partner
and public sector expert with KPMG, said at the Metropolitan Glasgow
State of the City Economy conference,
Manchester’s experience of City Deal status has been very positive.
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Jenny said that the Manchester City Deal, on which she works, had meant the area received £2.6 billion rather than £2 billion in investment planned for the city region.
She also said that for every fi ve jobs that
would have been created by the planned Manchester projects, six were being created under the City Deal.
A further 20 English cities and city regions
submitted proposals to the UK Government as part of the second wave of City Deals. All of these proposals were accepted and details are being fi nalised. The award of a City Deal for Metropolitan
Glasgow is something that would positively benefi t the region’s competitive position. This is particularly the case when major cities in England, which are often our competitors for business and investment, already have City Deals in place and have real power to create economic growth. Developing a City Deal proposal provides opportunities for the rigorous examination and widespread agreement on projects that would add signifi cantly to the economic growth of the city region. An example cited as a possible project that
could be funded under a City Deal is to improve surface transport links between Glasgow International Airport and the city centre.
HEAD OF EVENTS Alan Busby ~ 0141 204 8323
alan.busby@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Stuart Patrick~ 0141 204 8317
stuart.patrick@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE Richard Muir ~ 0141 204 8326
richard.muir@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS DIRECTOR Alison McRae ~ 0141 204 8339
alison.mcrae@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Elaine Rodger ~ 0141 204 8332
elaine.rodger@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGER Cathie McKay ~ 0141 204 8317
cathie.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE MANAGER Audrey Hamilton ~ 0141 204 8334
audrey.hamilton@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS Anne Marie Hughes ~ 0141 204 8325
annemarie.hughes@glasgowchamberof
commerce.com
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIP & MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS Susan McKay ~ 0141 204 8347
susan.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECT MANAGER, EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT Leona Seaton ~ 0141 204 8338
leona.seaton@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS EXECUTIVE Selina Hales ~ 0141 204 8358
selina.hales@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS EXECUTIVE Shona MacPherson ~ 0141 204 8364
shona.macpherson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR Blair Stevenson ~ 0141 204 8339
blair.stevenson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR Heather Rhodes ~ 0141 204 8331
heather.rhodes@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE Colum Fraser ~ 0141 204 8319
colum.fraser@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Danielle Grant ~ 0141 204 8349
danielle.grant@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE ASSISTANT Liz Mason ~ 0141 204 8329
liz.mason@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Yasmin Akram ~ 0141 204 8330
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CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Lorraine Galbraith ~ 0141 204 8365
lorraine.galbraith@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Catherine Bryson ~ 0141 204 8390
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glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Katie Anderson ~ 0141 204 8381
katie.anderson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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