Mr Parker listed three key policies he wanted to pursue. Firstly, he said he wanted to follow the lead of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham in "bringing the buses (in the West Midlands) back into public control".
He also plans to solve "profound housing challenge” in the region through the “biggest programme of social housing we’ve seen in the West Midlands for 40 years”.
And he added: “We need to overhaul the skills system so young people in particular can access the skills they need to get better jobs all round. The lack of skills is blighting people’s lives, especially if they come from the poorer parts of the West Midlands.”
Mr Parker said his mayoralty would work best if it brought together the public, private, third and educational sectors.
His missions to promote commercial development would include working to streamline the planning process, saying: "It takes too long for businesses that want to invest.”
He also said he wanted to “overhaul the role of the West Midlands Growth Company”, building on its existing work to support SMEs, adding there would be a new skills strategy to help local people and businesses to access the workers they needed.
https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/new-mayor-richard-parker-vows-29226072
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