Consultation outcome

Assisted Areas Map 2014 to 2020: stage 1

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 31 July 2013
• Last updated: 29 April 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

We received 72 completed response forms, primarily from Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) or Local Authorities (LAs). Of these, 89% broadly supported the principles for developing the 2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map set out in Stage 1. A further 32 responses were received by letter, mainly from businesses. Almost all were in support of LEP or LA responses for their area. The economic information received proved very useful when developing the draft map issued for Stage 2 consultation.

The second stage consultation on the draft Assisted Areas Map which included the government response to the first stage, was published on 18 December 2013. The purpose of the Stage 2 consultation was to seek views on the draft Assisted Areas Map, taking into consideration the government’s response to the Stage 1 consultation, and the need to comply with the Commission’s regional aid guidelines.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks feedback for a review of the Assisted Areas Order.

This consultation ran from
31 July 2013 to 11:45pm on 30 September 2013

Consultation description

Under EU legislation, regional aid may be granted to undertakings, typically businesses, within Assisted Areas. The government is currently reviewing the Assisted Areas Order that came into force in 2007.

The government is consulting on the 2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas in 2 stages:

• stage 1: in August and September 2013 we are consulting on common principles for drawing the 2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map to gather local feedback about potential economic opportunities where regional aid could be used to support disadvantaged economies
• stage 2: we will publish a draft Assisted Areas Map for consultation in the winter of 2013 to 2014

Subject to European Commission agreement, the 2014 to 2020 Map is expected to come into effect on 1 July 2014.

See the current map of Assisted Areas in Great Britain 2007 to 2013.

• local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) in England and local authorities (LAs) in Scotland and Wales should respond using form 1, and also provide the maps requested in paragraph 128 of the consultation document
• other interested parties should respond using form 2

The Welsh Government has published summaries of this consultation in English and Welsh:

• Assisted Areas in Great Britain 2014-2020
• Ardaloedd a Gynorthwyir ym Mhrydain Fawr 2014-2020

Documents

2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map consultation stage 1: common principles and local intelligence

Ref: BIS/13/961

PDF, 215 KB, 46 pages

2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map consultation stage 1: common principles and local intelligence - data tables

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 200 KB

Assisted area coverage in the UK 2007 to 2013

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 163 KB

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Map o'r ardaloedd a gynorthwyir ar gyfer 2014 - 2020: rhyan gyntaf yr ymgynghoriad: egwyddorion cyffredin a gwybodaeth leol

Ref: BIS 13/961W

PDF, 308 KB, 46 pages

Ffurflen ateb 1, rhan 2: mae'r ffurflen ymgynghori hon ar gyfer partneriaethau menter lleol (LEPs) yn Lloegr ac awdurdodau lleol (ALl) yng Nghymru a'r Alban yn unig - Ffurflen 1, Rhan 2 - Y daenlen sy'n ategu ffurflen 1, cwestiynau E01, E02 ac E04

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.55 MB

Map o'r ardaloedd a gynorthwyir ar gyfer 2014 - 2020: rhyan gyntaf yr ymgynghoriad: egwyddorion cyffredin a gwybodaeth leol - tablau

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 191 KB

Published 31 July 2013
Last updated 29 April 2014 + show all updates

1. 29 April 2014

   Minor style changes to final outcome text

2. 18 December 2013

   Government response to stage 1 consultation and second stage consultation published.

3. 31 July 2013

   First published.