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• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

Back to the fascinating subject of LEPs, by the look on your face you knew I would raise this. I would like your thoughts around Croydon's aspiration - already signed-up - to a coast-to-coast LEP with the Gatwick Diamond and Brighton? I sense your earlier comment was a rather lukewarm welcome for that concept. I would like your thoughts around that. Also, to be supportive of my learned colleague, Andrew Boff, do you agree that there is no reason why a borough could not be a member of more than one LEP, so it may see the attractions of a...

• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 18 March 2009

You touched on it in your briefing this morning, but perhaps you could update how your reforms of Business Link have made it a better vehicle to deliver? I am particularly concerned about the time it takes when people first approach you, the transparency process, into actually getting funding or help with business. Perhaps you could just give us a quick synopsis on what progress you have made.