The importance of the West Anglia Mainline to London and the South East
The West Anglia Taskforce was set up by the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin following an announcement by Boris Johnson and George Osborn in February 2015.
The taskforce, which is led by Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP for Saffron Walden is tasked with assessing how rail connections to Cambridge and Stansted from Liverpool Street and Stratford can be improved and how investment in the line will help to spur the delivery of thousands of new homes and jobs, as well as support aspirations for the corridor to become a focus for technology and bioscience-led economic growth in the “golden triangle” of London, Cambridge and Oxford.
This will also enable Stansted Airport to grow to its planned capacity and stimulate investment and development in an area of Greater London with huge untapped potential.
However, if we are basing our case for investment in this line on the presumption that it will be “good for UK plc” we need a strong voice from business leaders to support this case.
Therefore, the London Enterprise Panel and the South East Local Enterprise Partnership are hosting a business-focused workshop to answer the broad question: “How does investment in the West Anglia Mainline support sustainable growth in London and the South East?”
Register to attend via Eventbrite here.
AGENDA
8:00 Arrival – coffee and croissants
8:05 Welcome from the Local Enterprise Partnerships: - Adam Bryan, Interim Director South East Local Enterprise Partnership - Jamie Izzard, Board Secretary London Enterprise Panel
8:15 West Anglia Taskforce overview: - Professor Greg Clark CBE - London Enterprise Panel representative on the Taskforce and London Stansted Cambridge Consortium Chair
8:30 Meeting the infrastructure challenge - Michèle Dix CBE – Taskforce Member and Managing Director, Crossrail 2, Transport for London - Paul Harwood – Taskforce Member and Director Strategy & Planning (South), Network Rail
9:00 Discussion: Supporting sustainable growth/business case for investment in West Anglia Mainline.
09:30 Conclusion and next steps
The event will start on: Tue 5 Apr 2016 - 8:00am
Venue: City Hall
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