Leeds City Region
Local Authorities
Barnsley MBC (http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/)
Bradford MDC (http://www.bradford.gov.uk/default.htm)
Calderdale MBC (www.calderdale.gov.uk)
Kirklees MBC (http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/)
Leeds CC (http://www.leeds.gov.uk/)
Wakefield MBC (http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm)
York CC (http://www.york.gov.uk/)
North Yorkshire CC (http://www.northyorks.gov.uk)
Selby DC (http://www.selby.gov.uk/home.asp)
Craven DC (http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/craven/)
Harrogate BC (http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/main.asp?page=0)
Main Priorities
Transport and Skills, with a focus on how best local people can be connected to learning and employment opportunities.
Targets
To increase employment, and to increase GVA.
Chairman of the Leeds City Region Leaders’ Board, Councillor Robert Light, said:
“The opportunity extended by Government to seek to develop an MAA for the Leeds City Region in the first wave is to be warmly welcomed. Our city region development programme has identified clear potential to focus MAA development on the key economic drivers of improving transport connectivity and addressing labour market skills gaps.”

