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REGIONAL FUNDING ADVICE 2
What’s it all about?
Tyler Wakeford
16 November 2008
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Introduction• The second round of RFA was launched by
Government in July 2008
• Views sought from the ‘Region’ on inter-related and inter- dependent public spending decisions up to 2018/19, including elements of transport, economic development, housing, regeneration and skills
• Submitted to Regional Minister, Ben Bradshaw, by end February 2009
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What am I about to sit through?
• The First Regional Funding Advice Exercise.
• RFA2 Transport Requirements and Criteria
• Handling, Process and Format
• Existing schemes from RFA1
• Challenges and Opportunities
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Success of RFA1• DfT praised RFA1 SW advice as one of the best
• Strong emphasis on public transport schemes and supporting growth at Strategic Significant Cities and Towns
• Broad consensus on programme
• Regional Infrastructure Fund now established and national example of good practice
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Greater Bristol Bus Network (now under construction)
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RFA2 Transport Requirements (1)
• As in the first RFA exercise, regions are asked to advise the Government on making decisions on £1.014 billion:– local transport major schemes (including
maintenance schemes) where direct DfT grant is sought by the local authority; and
– Highways Agency investment in major schemes valued at over £5m on roads of regional significance (ie not M4 & M5).
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RFA2 Transport Requirements (2)
• Under the RFA2 guidance, regions are also asked to advise the Government on making decisions on £1.778 billion:– local integrated transport and maintenance
block funding (post 2010 – 11) – proposals as to the relative size and distribution of these budgets (including the proportions of funding to be allocated between blocks and major schemes).
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Criteria for Advice
• Evidence based
• Realistic
• Value for Money
• Consistent
• Reflect national priorities
• Reflect the priorities in Multi Area Agreements
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Handling, Process and Format
• Regions to determine their own approach
• Submitted to Regional Minister, Ben Bradshaw, by end Feb
• Format: evidence base, programmes of investment - 35 pages limit!
• Scenario planning expected +/- 10%
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Input and Ownership‘…advice will be more credible if it is based on a wide
consensus and reflects the views of the broadest range of stakeholders, including the business community, social, environmental and economic partners, and the third sector.’ Taken from ‘RFA : Guidance on Preparing
Advice’
• development of component priorities
• overall advice
Hugely important that this is a joined-up, strategic response
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‘Yes, there is a Consensus?’
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Challenges for RFA2
• Over subscribed – What are the key priorities
• Need to comprise to reach consensus
• Avoid over optimistic assumptions about timescales and costs
• Spending the allocation for major transport schemes in the initial years!!!
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Treatment of RFA1 Schemes (1)
• Not expect regions to de-prioritise schemes with full or conditional approval. These include:– Poole Bridge
– Isles of Scilly Sea Link
• Not expect regions to de-prioritise schemes with programme entry unless significant changes in cost, scope or timetable. These include:– Bath Transportation Package
– Weymouth Relief Road
– Camborne/Pool/Redruth Transport Package
– Taunton Third Way and Inner Distributor Road
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Treatment of RFA1 Schemes (2)
Schemes not yet approved but with a business case under consideration or due to be delivered to DfT by end 2008 – account should be taken of extent of preparatory work undertaken. These include:
– Truro Transport Package
– South Devon Link Road/Kingskerswell Bypass
– East of Exeter Phase 2
– Westbury Bypass
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The prize if the Region gets it right
• the region will further enhance its reputation for innovation and integrated thinking
• the region will have clarity about and commitment to its priorities for investment
• it will provide a real regional voice to Whitehall/Government
• it will make national funding work harder for the region
= optimized outcomes for the South West