Minutes:
The Overview and Scrutiny Officer, Diane Close referred Members to the recent prominent articles and news stories relating to the remit of the Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee (for copy see file of minutes). The articles included: rough sleeping on the increase, with the latest Government figures showing 3,569 rough sleepers on any one night in England, linking to Item 8; Durham County Council (DCC) celebrating its 1,000th apprenticeship supported following the launch of the County Durham Apprentice Programme in November 2011; a plea from the Federation of Small Business (FSB) to shop locally in the run up to Christmas, with Small Business Saturday; and the County Durham Plan (CDP) consultation being paused in light of a Government White Paper on Housing.
Resolved:
That the presentation be noted.