West Midlands Regional Committee - First Report
The impact of the current economic and financial situation on businesses in the West Midlands Region

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 July 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

Background to the Committee

Our first inquiry

Next inquiries

2  Economic situation in the West Midlands

Regional Economic Situation

Sub-region and sector variations

Surviving the Downturn

3  Access to finance and insurance

Banks and their approach to lending

Alternative Sources of Finance

Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

Advantage Transition Bridge Fund

Community Development Finance Institutions

Credit Insurance

Business Rates

4  Government initiatives

Train to Gain

5  West Midlands regional response to the downturn

West Midlands Taskforce

6  Regeneration

The role of Advantage West Midlands

The role of local authorities

7  Stimulating the upturn

Wage subsidy

8  Preparing for the upturn

9  Making it happen

West Midlands Taskforce

Regional Minister

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Oral and Written Evidence - HC 409-II

20 April 2009
11 May 2009
8 June 2009
29 June 2009
Written Evidence

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Prepared 23 July 2009