Swindon and Wiltshire City Deal has two parts that cover 67% of the local population: CD1 focuses on employment, skills development, and making land available for housing and businesses; CD2 allows the region to choose from infrastructure projects, private sector growth initiatives, and other priorities. The City Deal was awarded to the region based on its strong economic performance and assets like Army 2020 and higher education opportunities, with the goal of addressing skills shortages, job growth, and releasing development land. Next steps involve further developing the economic challenge case and securing ministerial approval later this year.

1. Swindon and Wiltshire City Deal
Paddy Bradley, Head of
Commissioning, Economy and Attainment SBC

2. So far so good….
Priority Employment,
for Skills, Land
funding
and
bids
CD1 and
CD2
covers
67% of the
population

3. City Deal – two parts
Single Economic Core Package –
Challenge menu of options
• Army 2020 • Infrastructure
• Skills not matched • Private Sector
to future need Growth
• Employment and • Labour Market
housing land – slow
to the market • Other LEP priorities

4. Swindon’s Military USP
economic won it for us
performance 8000
got us to the personnel
table looking for
jobs
2000 HE
places
Land to market –
co-ordinated
planning response

5. Next Steps
• July
– Work up the economic challenge and ask
of government
• November
– Pitch to Ministers and sign off

6. Certainty Political
Will
Confidence
to invest