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MINUTES OF THE THIRTY EIGTH
MEETING OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
HELD ON THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2002
AT THISTLE HORSEGUARDS HOTEL, LONDON
Present
Allan Willett CMG (Chairman), Professor
Clive Booth (Deputy Chairman), Cllr. Ken Bodfish OBE (Deputy Chairman),
Cllr. Kit Oliver OBE DL, Caroline Williams, Cllr. Kevin Wilson,
Janis Kong OBE, James Brathwaite CBE, Barry Camfield, Mary McAnally,
Robert Douglas, Elizabeth Brighouse, Cllr. Ken Thornber CBE,
Dr Peter Read CBE, Sarah Ward OBE DL
Apologies for absence
None
In Attendance
Anthony Dunnett (Chief Executive),
Jeff Alexander (Agency Secretary and Director, Strategy and Corporate
Services), Phil Bailey (SEEDA, Head of Secretariat)
Summary of Meeting
[Note - The Board held an awayday
to consider the review of the Regional Economic Strategy. The
board meeting was confined to conducting necessary business].
- The Board approved the minutes of the previous meeting.
- The Board noted the Finance Report and the Chief Executive's
Report.
Tourism
1. The Chief Executive noted that
Tessa Jowell had announced that the English Tourism Council was
to be reorganised with emphasis on domestic marketing and greater
industry involvement and that RDAs were to be given greater responsibility
for tourism in the regions. SEEDA had welcomed this announcement.
Tourism in the region is worth some £7 billion annually
and provides employment directly and indirectly for over 250,000
people.
2. There will be a new body to
market England strongly, and the Regional Development Agencies
(RDAs) will in future play a stronger part in the strategic leadership
of tourism, with the Regional Tourist Boards acting as the natural
delivery partners within the region.
Date of Next Meeting
3. The next meeting of the SEEDA
Board will be held on Thursday 25 July at SEEDA Headquarters,
Guildford.
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