Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 9 May 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which organisations his Department consulted on proposals to fund an external organisation to co-ordinate a representative forum for local enterprise partnerships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which organisations were consulted on his Department's decision to select the British Chambers of Commerce to lead a national representative body for local enterprise partnerships.
The Government have chosen the British Chamber of Commerce as the preferred option to run a network of local enterprise partnerships, following the initial proposal that they submitted to the Department. We feel that with its existing extensive network and capability across the country, the British Chamber of Commerce is ideally placed to provide the capability and support that partnerships need to achieve their economic ambitions.
Yes1 person thinks so
No2 people think not
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