Published Minutes
Please note that these minutes are currently in draft form and will be confirmed at the next meeting.
TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY (TVCA) INFORMAL CABINET AND LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP (LEP) MEETING
Held remotely via Microsoft Teams Monday December 7th 2020 at 5pm
MEETING
ATTENDEES
Members
Paul Booth	Tees Valley LEP (Chair)
David Soley	Tees Valley LEP (Deputy Chair)
Andy Preston	Middlesbrough Council
Cllr Heather Scott OBE	Darlington Borough Council
Zoe Lewis	Middlesbrough College (representing Further Education Sector)
Simon Hanson	Federation of Small Businesses (representing Business Representation Groups)
Annabel Turpin	Stockton ARC
Jerry Hopkinson	PD Ports
Angela Howey	EE
Nigel Perry	Centre for Process Innovation
Officers
Chris Beck	Director of Business and Skills	TVCA
Peter Judge	Group Head of Legal	TVCA
Geraldine Brown	Strategy, Policy and Intelligence Manager	TVCA
Craig Peacock	Group Communications and Marketing Manager	TVCA
John Hart	Policy Officer	TVCA
LEP 19/20	CHAIRS WELCOME & APOLOGIES Apologies were received from Ben Houchen (Tees Valley Mayor), Julie Gilhespie (Tees Valley Combined Authority Group Chief Executive) Cllr Bob Cook (Stockton Borough Council) Professor Paul Croney (Teesside University), Mark South (Double 11) and Brenda McLeish (Learning Curve Group).
LEP 20/20	MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING & ACTION TRACKER The minutes of the meeting of November 9th 2020 were agreed and signed as a true record. John Hart, Policy Officer, updated members on the Action Tracker reporting that all items were complete or up-to-date.
LEP 21/20	EU TRANSITION – BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME Chris Beck, Combined Authority Director of Business and Skills, updated members on Tees Valley Business EU Transition Support Programme – which includes a dedicated call centre.
LEP 22/20	TEES VALLEY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT 2020 Geraldine Brown, Combined Authority Strategy, Policy and Intelligence Manager, briefed members on the planned contents and structure of the Tees Valley’s Annual Economic Assessment, the core statistical document related to economic development in Tees Valley and asked members for comments. Resolved that: Members approved the contents and structure of the Annual Economic Assessment and agreed to receive a final draft at the meeting of January 2021 for comment ahead of publication.
LEP 23/20	LEP MEMBER INPUTS REGARDING IMPACT OF COVID-19 FOLLOWING IMPOSITION OF TIER 3 RESTRICTIONS FOR REPORTING TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND TO INFORM RECOVERY PLANNING. Members held a roundtable discussion on the impact of the imposition of Tier 3 restrictions on December 2nd on key economic sectors.
LEP 24/20	MEMBER UPDATES AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS Chris Beck placed on record thanks to Annabel Turpin, and Charlie Kemp, Combined Authority Culture Manager, following Cabinet’s agreement to the Culture Programme on November 27th. The Chair wished all members a Merry Christmas.
LEP 25/20	DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING Monday January 11th 2021 at 5pm