Wolverhampton Committees

Economy and Growth Scrutiny Panel

Scrutiny

March 2026

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About

 

 

·                 Thriving economy in all parts of the city ·       Night-Time Economy – Annual Review ·       Support local businesses to start up, scale up and thrive   ·       Attract new investment which brings social and economic benefit to all   ·       Vibrant high streets with quality culture and leisure offer   ·       Well-connected businesses and residents’ circular economy  ·       Creating good quality local jobs  ·       Working in partnership to support local people into work and better jobs  ·       Ensuring flexible systems which support local businesses to grow and residents to access good jobs  ·       Supporting local businesses to start up, scale up and thrive  ·       Attracting new investment which brings social and economic benefit to all  ·       Creating vibrant high streets with quality culture and leisure offers  ·       Growing the low carbon and circular economy  ·       Number of working age adults (16-64) claiming unemployment benefits ·       Number of young adults (18-24) claiming unemployment benefits ·        Levels of 16-17 year olds Not in Education, Employment or Training ·        % of working population with no qualifications ·        % of working population with RQF4+ ·        Number of jobs created / safeguarded in the city through the Investment Team ·       % Local Authority spend of apprenticeship levy ·       Number of apprentices and graduate placements within the council ·        Businesses that survive one year in city ·       Businesses that survive five years in the city ·       % of premises in the city with full fibre coverage ·        Number of rapid charging electric car points in the city ·        Number of empty properties in the city ·        Wolverhampton based businesses supported by the Council ·        Number of investment enquiries generated and received by the council ·       Strategic Economic Plan     

Members

Ciaran Brackenridge ·     Labour
Claire Darke MBE ·     Independent
Craig Collingswood ·     Labour
Harbinder Singh ·     Labour
Iqra Tahir ·     Labour
Jacqueline Sweetman ·   Chair  Labour
Philip Bateman MBE ·     Labour
Sally Garner ·     Conservative
Sally Green ·   Vice-Chair  Labour
Steve Russell ·     Labour
Udey Singh ·     Conservative
Zee Russell ·     Labour