Getting in touch with the Government
Individual contacts for different aspects of government activity are set out in the relevant sections of the toolbox. However, contact with government departments can also be made through the routes set out below.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
BIS has six small teams distributed across the country. These teams will provide a point of contact for LEPs in their area. Your BIS Local team will work closely with you to help you benefit from BIS economic development policies and work together with BIS on shared priorities.
Below are contact details for the directors of the BIS Local offices, but specific Relationship Managers for each LEP can be found here (PDF, 99 Kb) .
| BIS Office | Director (email – firstname.lastname@bis.gsi.gov.uk) | Telephone |
|---|
| East and South East Midlands |
Rowena Limb |
0771 730 8786 |
| London and East |
Ian Gregory |
020 7215 3975 |
| North West |
David Higham |
0161 261 0466 |
| South Central and West |
Ian Coates |
0303 444 4621 |
| West Midlands |
Tony Bray |
0121 345 2209 |
| Yorkshire and Humber and North East |
Isobel Mills |
0113 203 3700 |
The areas covered by each BIS Local and the location of each of their offices are shown in the map below:
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
Trade
UKTI has nine small teams across England responsible for the delivery of international trade development services to England-based businesses. These teams, led by an International Trade Director (ITD) will provide a first point of contact in UKTI for LEPs in their area. Their contact details can be found here.
Foreign investment
Specifically for Foreign Direct Investment, UKTI has a new Investment Services Team based in a number of offices around the country, as well as in a London-based hub. Details of the locations and contact details of these will be available soon and will be added to this site. In the meantime, LEPs can contact Colm Reilly, Head of the new Investment Services Team for England (colm.reilly@ukti-invest.com, 07554 334 428).
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
DCLG has Relationship Managers for each of the LEPs, who can help to connect LEPs with the relevant leads on DCLG and other policies. The breakdown of which LEPs are covered by whom is available in DCLG contacts for LEPs (DOC, 53 Kb) , but the broad areas and contact details are as below:
| Area | Team leader (firstname.lastname@communities.gsi.gov.uk) | Telephone |
|---|
| North East, North West (excl Manchester |
Ben Stoneman |
0303 444 3137 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
Nick Tennant |
0303 444 1681 |
| West Midlands |
Nick Tennant |
0303 444 1681 |
| Manchester, East Midlands, East |
Colin Lovegrove |
0303 444 3147 |
| South East |
Richard Turl |
0303 444 3216 |
| London |
Colin Lovegrove |
0303 444 3147 |
| South West |
Richard Turl |
0303 444 3216 |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
For enquiries about DCMS sectors other than tourism, please contact the DCMS Communities Team (robert.wallich@culture.gsi.gov.uk, 020 7211 6449).
For issues relating to tourism, see Tourism.
Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
For general enquiries relating to energy and climate change, please contact correspondence@decc.gsi.gov.uk. Emails will be responded to within 15 days.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
For enquiries relating to the environment, food and rural affairs, please email LEPenquiries@defra.gsi.gov.uk. Emails will be responded to within three days.
The first point of contact with DfT should be through the sub-national engagement teams:
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Local contacts in Jobcentre Plus (XLS, 23 Kb)
For a broader view on how DWP’s policies affect LEPs contact:
- Pete Weller - for employment related issues
- Kathy Prior - for issues relating to skills training for DWP benefit claimants
Please use the DWP Partnerships Division email address: pdcorrespondencepqs.andbriefing@dwp.gsi.gov.uk. Emails will be responded to within two days.
Big Society Local Intelligence Team
The Local Intelligence Team will share intelligence and innovation on building the Big Society. The Team will be able to provide local partners with information about local and national policy and programmes relating to the Big Society. It will feed intelligence on local innovation and local successes and problems into the development of local and national policy.
The Team will focus on areas including:
- Opening up public sector markets,
- The development of mutuals and joint ventures
- The right to provide.
To find your local contact, please email: ocs.info@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk.
