Annex 2
The table below summarises the RDAs' output
achievements (excluding London) from 2002, following the creation
of the Single Pot—the table is split into two sections to
reflect changes in the RDA reporting framework. Information is
taken from RDA reported year-end results.
CUMULATIVE RDA OUTPUTS 2002-05 (FINANCIAL
YEARS 2002-03, 2003-04 AND 2004-05)
| A. Employment Opportunities: total number of employment opportunities directly attributable to RDA activity—taking new and safeguarded jobs together—(jobs created as a result of Foreign Direct Investment are reported on a gross basis to UKTI and have been excluded from this table).
| 225,180 |
| B. Business Performance: total number of new businesses added to the regional economy as a direct result of RDA activities.
| 14,101 |
| C. Brownfield Land: total number of hectares of land remediated to an acceptable condition and/or recycled into effective use as a direct result of RDA inputs and activities.
| 3,508 |
| D. Education and Skills: total number of learning opportunities and/or support provided or influenced as a direct result of RDA support.
| 470,326 |
E. Investment benefiting deprived areas (£m): the amount of private sector investment benefiting residents of the most deprived wards as a result of RDA funding and activity—deprived wards are those wards within the bottom 20% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
NB—figures for 2002-03 are not available
| 874 |
CUMULATIVE RDA OUTPUTS 2005-08 (FINANCIAL YEARS 2005-06,
2006-07 AND 2007-08)
| 1.Employment Creation: Number of jobs created or safeguarded
| 296,195 |
| 2.Employment Support: Number of people assisted to get a job
| 150,102 |
| 3.Business Creation: Number of new businesses created and demonstrating growth after 12 months and businesses attracted to the region
| 51,664 |
| 4.Business Support: Number of businesses assisted to improve their performance
| 483,784 |
| 4a.Number of businesses assisted to engage in new collaborations with the UK knowledge base
| 20,964 |
| 5a.Regeneration (£m): Public and private regeneration infrastructure investment levered
| 5,512 |
| 5b.Regeneration: Hectares of brownfield land reclaimed and/or redeveloped
| 2,766 |
| 6.Skills: Number of people assisted in their skills development as a result of RDA programmes
| 932,375 |
| 6a.Number of adults gaining basic skills as part of the Skills for Life Strategy that count towards the Skills PSA Target
| 28,354 |
| 6b.Number of adults in the workforce who lack a Level 2 or equivalent qualification who are supported in achieving at least a full Level 2 qualification or equivalent
| 24,297 |
The headline achievements in the main body of the submission
are based on the aggregate figures taken from the table above:
521,375 jobs created and/ or safeguarded = A + 1
65,765 businesses created = B + 3
1,402,701 people assisted with their skills development needs
= D + 6
6,274 remediated hectares of brownfield land = C + 5b
19 September 2008
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