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<p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>(1) The appointment of a Chief Executive for the
North East Local Enterprise Partnership is a matter for the partnership.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p>2) The North East LEP (NELEP) and North East Combined Authority
(NECA) have agreed to establish an “Inward Investment Gateway” to manage all inward
investment activity. An Invest North East England Gateway Manager was appointed in
July last year to provide a focused resource to work with partners to coordinate,
develop and implement this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI is providing dedicated
resource for 6 months to NELEP and NECA to determine the best options for the Invest
North East England delivery model. This will help develop a North East wide inward
Investment strategy and implementation plan as well as identify structure, roles,
and remit of the NELEP/NECA inward investment team in this important area of the country.</p><p>
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