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Don’t ignore the countryside when creating Local Enterprise Partnerships, says CLA CLA President William Worsley today (Monday, 6 September) urged Ministers not to ignore the rural economy when setting up the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) that are to replace Regional Development Agencies (RDAs). As Government Ministers begin to consider the various requests to create LEPs, the CLA President said: "It is vital the interests of the rural economy are taken into account in this process. "Firstly, the LEP network must extend to rural areas. The Government says LEPs are to reflect 'functional economic areas'. Rural business is about far more than just farming, and the issues the Government wants LEPs to deal with - planning, housing, transport and infrastructure projects - are all major concerns for rural businesses. So, it is essential that LEP boundaries do not result in rural areas being left out. "Secondly, whatever form the new network takes, it is important the interests of the rural economy are properly represented on LEP boards." Mr Worsley added: "The rural economy must be represented at board level if an LEP covers, to a significant extent, any rural areas. In the past, the board of every RDA included at least one named director to represent rural concerns and we see no reason why the situation should be different with LEPs. "The CLA is writing to the Ministers involved to set out its concerns on this issue." |
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