2 new LEPs approved
The approval of proposals for the Enterprise M3 area, covering parts of Hampshire and Surrey, and for York and North Yorkshire, brings the total number of LEPs across England to 30.
The Minister for Decentralisation, Greg Clark, commented, “Local enterprise partnerships will bring people together - local authorities from across administrative divides, business leaders and civic leaders - in a common goal: to promote jobs, growth and prosperity in their local area.”
Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise, gave assurance to those areas not yet included in LEPs: “We are continuing to assess proposals for further partnerships across England, so that soon more local communities will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of the private sector and the opportunities that growth brings.”
11 February 2011
