View Economy, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Agenda

Build the Local Economy

• Improve the level of skills within our communities and workforce
• Support our small and medium sized businesses to be established and grow
• Invest in our key infrastructure
• Provide an attractive location to do business
• Develop a diverse economy that creates sustainable, high wage job opportunities

Provide the best start in life for all our Children

• Ensure early intervention, in particular to keep our region's most vulnerable children safe
• Invest in creating schools fit for the 21st century which are at the heart of our communities
• Raise ambition and attainment, in particular to address inequalities
• Support children to be healthy and active

Protect our most vulnerable people

• Tackle the causes and effects of inequality and poverty
• Help older or vulnerable people live healthy and independent lives
• Ensure our older or vulnerable people receive the care and support they need
• Keep our communities safe

Be an inclusive Council

• Ensure that local people and communities are at the heart of our decision making
• Empower our communities to make the most of their assets
• Increase equality of opportunity