Explaining devolution for Greater Manchester 

## Explaining Devolution For Greater Manchester Cue Cards For A Speech - One Minute Per Card

The central thrust of the speech, whoever the audience, emphasises before and after. It shows why this is a meaningful change, not a pipe-dream, an abstract process change, or a piece of window dressing. To bring the content of each card to life, you can provide a tangible before and after example. Which example you choose may depend on your area. So, if you print this out double-sided, it's designed so that so there's a blank space on the back of each card for you to write these examples in.

If you've got access to a projector then the slide deck that comes with this pack should help visualise some of the cue cards.

## Introduction 1

•	 BRINGS control closer to 
residents - more influence for councillors, more say for 
citizens
•	 UNITES the ten parts of 
Greater Manchester and makes us more independent
•	 INFLUENCE over our own 
destiny across key policy areas
•	 PART of Greater Manchester's 
journey to being one of the best places in the world

## How It Works 3 4

•	 TEN areas represented, 
uniting with a common purpose - as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
•	 NEW MAYOR - but much 
more than that
•	 GROUND-BREAKING 
partnership between GMCA, the Mayor, the NHS, transport, police and fire service

## Closer To Power 2

•	 LESS reliant on 
Westminster - a level of government removed
•	 MORE freedom and 
flexibility - to come up with our own solutions
•	 MORE say for local people

## Real Autonomy

•	 MORE cohesive, coherent 
place, thanks to uniting of the areas behind shared goals all can control
•	 NOT just a ceremonial 
change, but a whole layer of bureaucracy removed
•	 NEW powers and a wider 
remit

Before & after examples

Cut along the dashed line

Before & after examples
4
Before & after examples
Before & after examples

## More Control 5

•	 KEY POWERS include health 
and care, public services, transport, planning and 
housing, sustainability, fire, police and crime, skills and employment, investment and business development
•	 MORE control of money and 
access to new funds to help growth and reform
•	 THIS means growth, choice, 
better planning across public services

## Joining Up Support Systems 7 8

•	 TRANSFORMING our public 
services through integration at a local level
•	 LOOKING AT NEW WAYS to 
support people with ill health/ difficult or complex lives
-	 Identifying problems early -	 Helping tackle those 
problems
-	 Learning from their 
experiences to support others

## Starting Well, Living Well, Aging Well 6

•	 FOUR key areas in health 
	 and care:
-	 Preventing ill health 
byhelping people at every stage in life
-	 Local community NHS, 
care and support services working better together
-	 Hospitals working better 
together
-	 Sharing our assets - 
buildings, roles, ideas and ways of working

## Making Travel Easier

•	 DEVELOPING a high quality, 
fully integrated transport 
	 system for Greater Manchester
•	 SUPPORTING our growth plans •	 BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS 
of the Metrolink
-	 Transforming the bus network -	 Being bike and pedestrian 
friendly
-	 Ensuring roads are safe

Before & after examples
6
5

Cut along the dashed line

Before & after examples
8
7
Before & after examples
Before & after examples

## Right Places For Living And Working 9

•	 BUILDING 9,000 more homes 
every year from now until 2020
•	 TURNING empty houses into 
new homes
•	 A JOINT PLAN to manage the 
supply of land for the industry, jobs and new homes we need across the region up to 2035

## Making Our Area Safer 11 12

•	 Police, fire and community 
safety WORKING TOGETHER
•	 JOINTLY IDENTIFYING and 
dealing with likely risks to the community
•	 FOCUS ON PREVENTION 
or early intervention, before problems become difficult to reverse

## A Cleaner, Greener Region 10

•	 REDUCING Greater 
Manchester's carbon footprint to make the most of the 
region's energy and resources
•	 HELPING businesses, 
residents and the public sector be more energy efficient
•	 INVESTING in our natural 
environment to respond to climate change and improve quality of life

## Skills That Employers Want

•	 ECONOMIC INVESTMENT 
	 has already created 8,500 new jobs
•	 A FURTHER 100,000 will be 
created by 2023
•	 WORKING with employers 
collegues and agencies to give people the skills and qualifications that businesses really want

Before & after examples
10
9

Cut along the dashed line

Before & after examples
12
11
Before & after examples
Before & after examples

## Investing In Our Future 13

•	 SUPPORTING GROWTH 
across the region by removing barriers to investment, 
making it easier to set up new enterprises and helping existing business grow
•	 ALREADY HELPED more than 
90 companies across Greater Manchester with around £165m though our core investment fund

## The Journey Has Begun... 14

•	 MAKING Greater 
Manchester one of the best places in the world to live, 
work and learn
•	 LOTS already happening, 
lots to do
•	 CULMINATION of a long 
history of working together
•	 ELECTION of a new Mayor 
in 2017

## Before & After Examples Before & After Examples 14