Agenda item

The Economic Growth and Enterprise Manager introduced a report that updated the Committee on the progress of Outcome 5 of the Five Year Plan – ‘Slough will attract, retain and grow businesses and investment to provide jobs and opportunities for our residents’.

There were six key actions in Outcome 5 and Members considered which of the following actions to select for further scrutiny in the future:

1.  Focus the Council’s business inward investment and retention function on growing business rate to support service provision.

2.  Deliver infrastructure improvements to attract and support businesses.

3.  Support businesses and partners to enable residents to develop skills to meet local employers need.

4.  Deliver a Local Plan that support economic growth.

5.  Maximise the opportunities for local people from an expanded Heathrow Airport.

6.  Cultivate a vibrant town centre.

After due consideration, Members agreed to scrutinise key action 6 at the meeting in November 2017, actions 1, 3 and 5 in March 2018 and actions 2 and 4 in September 2018.

Resolved –  That the key agreed contained within Outcome 5 be scrutinised as follows:

·  November 2017: Key action 6

·  March 2018: Key action 1, 3 & 5

·  September 2018: Key action 2 & 4