1. North Eastern
  2. Cumbria
  3. Tees Valley
  4. York, North Yorkshire and East Riding
  5. Lancashire
  6. Leeds City Region
  7. Liverpool City Region
  8. Greater Manchester
  9. Humber
  10. Sheffield City Region
  11. Cheshire and Warrington
  12. Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
  13. Greater Lincolnshire
  14. Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
  15. Leicester and Leicestershire
  16. The Marches
  17. Black Country
  18. Greater Birmingham and Solihull
  19. Northamptonshire
  20. Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough
  21. New Anglia
  22. Coventry and Warwickshire
  23. Worcestershire
  24. South East Midlands
  25. Gloucestershire
  26. Hertfordshire
  27. Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
  28. Oxfordshire
  29. London
  30. Thames Valley Berkshire
  31. West of England
  32. Swindon and Wiltshire
  33. Enterprise M3
  34. South East
  35. Coast to Capital
  36. Solent
  37. Dorset
  38. Heart of the South West
  39. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

West of England

Background

The LEP aims to promote economic growth and prosperity in the West of England. It will play a key role in delivering 95,000 jobs in the area by 2030 and attracting at least £1billion of private sector investment over the next five years. The LEP will help put the West of England on the map nationally and internationally, raising the profile of the key high-growth sectors of aerospace; creative industries; environmental industries; silicon and microelectronics, and; tourism that are vital to the region’s economy.The LEP will also encourage high-levels of new business start-ups and the growth of small businesses, help to create a skilled workforce that meets the needs of business, attract inward investment and develop and lobby for an infrastructure to help businesses thrive.

Geography

The LEP covers the areas of Bath and North East Somerset, City of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire.

Board and Governance

Board recognised: 18/4/2011

Chair: Colin Skellett

Enterprise Zone(s)

The Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is situated in Bristol. Find more information about the EZ here.

News

http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/news/

Key contact

Peter Jackson

Phone: 0117 903 6868
Email: [email protected]

LEP Twitter: @WofEnglandLEP

http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/

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