Minutes:
The Overview and Scrutiny Officer 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: the building of the new Horden railway station, highlighting that work has started on the new £10.55m railway station at Horden, to provide an economic boost to east Durham – with the future work programme for the Committee proposing a visit by the Committee in April/May 2020; preparations for Seaham Food Festival in June to feature more than 100 stalls and showcases the café’s, restaurants and bistros in the town centre; an IPPR study which noted that one in four workers in the north of England were paid less than the “real living wage” of £9 an hour, with women being most affected, with one in three women paid less than the real living wage compared with one in five men; and the Finance Durham Fund, managed by Maven, celebrating investments of £3.4m in two years, backing ten businesses and created and safeguarded more than 250 jobs so far.
Resolved:
That the presentation be noted.