Our Policy Positions

The following documents set out the NP11’s overall policy positions. You can learn more about our work on our core policy areas of clean growth, innovation, trade and investment, digital, and placemaking in the Our Priorities section.

Convention of the North with NP11: our partnership offer

Published in October 2021 in partnership with northern political leaders, this document sets out our combined offer to ensure the North plays its full part in levelling up the UK, leading the transition to a Net Zero economy and developing a competitive Global Britain.

It focuses on five “gamechangers” which, through collaboration across the North and with Government, will grow an inclusive economy that delivers for the North and the country, while also tackling the health inequalities that have been laid bare by COVID-19.

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Convention of the North with NP11: our partnership offer

2021 Spending Review submission

Our submission to the Treasury sets out how the 2021 Spending Review could provide the pounds and powers to help the North level up. Our submission focuses on our five policy areas of clean growth, innovation, trade and investment, digital and placemaking, and also calls for investment in:

A Northern Evidence Network to ensure that local, regional and national leaders can base decisions on the best possible evidence about the economy and potential future growth areas
Enabling LEP’s and growth hubs to provide best-in-class skills and business support
The North’s transport network

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Manifesto for the North

The Manifesto for the North was created by the NP11 and Convention of the North as a bold new vision for the North of England.

Born out of the NP11 and Convention of the North event in September 2019 – where hundreds of people from across the North came together to discuss and debate key policy priorities – the Manifesto for the North can unleash its full potential.

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Five game-changers

to level up the North:

#1

Lead the Green Industrial Revolution – the North’s phenomenal Net Zero assets, including generating 50% of England’s renewable energy and providing 36% of jobs in low carbon goods and services, mean we can lead the UK’s Net Zero transition.

#2

Close the healthy life expectancy gap between North and South through innovation – tackling the gap in life expectancy between North and South is a levelling up necessity, and can improve productivity by harnessing the North’s health innovation strengths.

#3

Close the education and skills gap – with increased catch-up funding, extended opportunity areas and locally run skills systems, linked to Net Zero job opportunities.

#4

Improve connectivity in towns and cities in the North – with London-style bus systems and Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2, delivered in full.

#5

Increase private and public investment in R&D spending in the North – to meet the target of 2.4% GDP in R&D.

Our Priorities