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Yorkshire and Humber Regional Director update - October
Beckie Hart, Yorkshire and Humber Director provides insight into the latest CBI action and ways you can get involved in our work across the region.
09 Oct 2019, 2 min read
I hope you will join me at the Reckitt Benckiser Science and Innovation Centre in Hull on 3 December for the CBI Innovation & Technology conference where, with some excellent external speakers, we will outline the value of business innovation and showcase businesses that are investing in R&D across the country and tackling the Industrial Strategy's 'Grand Challenges'. Find out more and book your complimentary ticket.
The last month has certainly been “interesting” on the politics front. First, prorogation – or not, following the Supreme Court’s ruling. Then off to Brighton for the Labour Party conference (hear Josh Hardie's reflections), then Manchester for the Conservative Party conference where the Prime Minister outlined his proposals for a deal with the EU (hear John Foster’s reflections).
Three new reports
Regional growth
In support of our campaign to boost regional growth, the CBI has published a new report - Powering Up Places: Unlocking regional growth through devolution - where we set out three steps that government should take in order to kickstart devolution and maximise the potential of English regions. Read the report
Improving the Apprenticeship Levy: CBI report proposes a four step plan
Skills are a key driver of productivity growth. With this in mind, and members’ ongoing concerns over the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Levy, it won’t come as a surprise that our efforts to reform the Levy are ongoing. Our latest intervention proposes a four-step plan of reform to ensure UK businesses have the talent they need to stay competitive. See our proposals.
Reputation of businesses in the region on the rise
The latest Everyone’s Business Tracker is now available, to find out more read the full report.
Get involved
Industrial Strategy
Ahead of the second anniversary of the government's Industrial Strategy, the CBI are looking for input from members involved in grand challenges or local plans to understand as what steps need to be taken to reignite Industrial Strategy momentum. Shape the scorecard.