Membership
25 Non-Executive Members of the County Council and up to 6 non-voting Co-optees are members of the Scrutiny Committee for Building a Strong Economy.
Chairman’s Welcome
Durham County’s economy has been transformed. Whilst we can be proud of our industrial history and heritage, there are great opportunities to build upon and develop the new industries and services which have been established in our area in recent years, and to further promote tourism.
The vision of the County Durham Economic Strategy is "to secure the economic well-being of the County"
. We need to create high quality employment, generate wealth, develop an enterprise culture, strengthen and diversify the local economy and exploit the potential of new technologies such as IT, scientific research and other opportunities in the knowledge economy.
Our aim is to create a diverse business sector which can be resilient, responsive and adaptable to change. In this way, we can provide stimulating and fulfilling job opportunities to create a positive future for our young people and a prosperous county for all our residents.
We keep these principles in mind in the work of this Committee.
Councillors
Chair - John Moran
Vice-Chair - Brian Arthur
Armstrong, Arthur, Carr, Cordon, Freeman,Graham, Harrison, Hugill, Hunter, Jopling, Liddle, Moran, Morgan, Potts, Sloan, Stradling, Turner, Yorke, Willis, 1 vacancy
Further information and a full list of all your councillors are available to view.
Co-optees
M Iveson (Parish Councils), O Brown (CDA of Local Councils), E Richardson (Jobcentre plus), Cllr T Batson (Parish Council), M Fish (TUC)
Remit of the Committee
To fulfil the Overview and Scrutiny role in relation to:
- Creating and retaining jobs in County Durham.
- Creating a diverse and robust employment structure with high quality jobs.
- Creating the physical conditions necessary to enable flourishing economic activity.
- Fostering an enterprise culture.
- Relevant plans and strategies related to the Committee's area of responsibilty.
Calendar of Meetings
| Date of Meeting |
Time |
Venue |
| 8 September 2008 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
| 1 December 2008 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
| 9 March 2009 |
10.00am |
County Hall, Durham |
Papers for Meetings of the Sub-Committee
View reports and papers for previous meetings of the Scrutiny Committee for Building a Strong Economy.
View reports and papers for forthcoming meetings of the County Council (including the Scrutiny Committee for Building a Strong Economy). Papers are normally available 4 - 5 working days before each meeting on the Forthcoming Papers Section of the website.
Current Work Programme
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Completed Projects and Reviews
* A Project is a new area of scrutiny being undertaken. A Review usually relates to a previous area of scrutiny which has concluded, but is being re-visited to ensure to what extent any previous recommendations or proposals have been implemented.
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Have your say and suggest an issue or topic you would like us to examine about Building a Strong Economy. Whilst we cannot guarantee that an investigation into every suggestion will be undertaken, we do want to hear your views and all comments and suggestions will be fully considered.