Memorandum from the North East Lincolnshire Council (YH 19)

 

 

1. Introduction

1.1 North East Lincolnshire Council has worked with the Humber Economic Partnership to contribute to the production of a regional level response on the work of Yorkshire Forward, drawing evidence from across the Hull and Humber Ports City Region.

 

1.2 The views of North East Lincolnshire Council are reflected in the overall response produced by the Humber Economic Partnership, and North East Lincolnshire Council are fully supportive of the report they have produced.

 

1.3 To reinforce the findings of the city regional response, below are some extra comments that are specific to the North East Lincolnshire view of working with Yorkshire Forward. In particular these views show specific examples of some of the actions taken by Yorkshire Forward in relation to the current financial and economic situation.

 

2. Local examples of working with Yorkshire Forward

2.1 Question 5 The effect of the current financial and economic situation on businesses, including the effect on different sectors and on skills and employment in the region;

· Yorkshire Forward developed a two day event held in North East Lincolnshire, physically bringing together organisations to assist individuals and businesses with the impact of the recession.

· By bringing forward an identified budget allocation, Yorkshire Forward are actively supporting investment into the Region at a time when private sector investment is being limited by current financial constraints - investing to gain short term impact, but also ensuring long term benefits.

· Yorkshire Forward have shown understanding on the impact of the current economic climate on the delivery of outputs of Yorkshire Forward investment supported projects; for example, Publicly Enabled Renaissance projects were set to lever in private investment which has been delayed due to economic conditions. Communication between all parties concerned has been key to ensuring all parties understand the current situation and seek solutions to overcome current constraints.