New Anglia Investment Appraisal Committee
Meeting Minutes (Confirmed)
27th January 2021
Present:
Committee Members
David Ellesmere (DE)
Ipswich Borough Council
Andrew Proctor (AP)
Norfolk County Council
Dominic Keen (DK)
High Growth Robotics
Sandy Ruddock (SR)
Scarlett & Mustard
Kathy Atkinson (KA)
Kettle Foods
Alan Waters (AW)
Norwich City Council
Tim Whitley (TW)
BT
Martin Williams (MW)
Independent IAC Member
In Attendance
Rosanne Wijnberg (RW)
New Anglia LEP
Chris Dashper (CD)
New Anglia LEP
Helen Wilton (HW)
New Anglia LEP
Melanie Richardson (MR)
New Anglia LEP
Iain Dunnett (ID)
New Anglia LEP
ACTIONS
None
1
Welcome from the Chair
David Ellesmere (DE) welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2
Apologies
None
3
Declarations of Interest
Andrew Proctor (AP) declared an interest in Item 6. It was agreed that this would be addressed last on
the agenda.
4
Minutes of previous meetings
The minutes of the last two meetings were agreed as accurate.
5
Horizon Paper and GPF repayments - Confidential
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the reports
6
Growing Places Fund - Loan application - Confidential
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The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
7
Growing Business Fund Programme Performance Report
Chris Dashper (CD) reviewed the performance reports and noted that spend was on schedule to
complete the full budget.
£50k is left in the budget for SGS and negotiations are underway to extend it.
The VEG & WEG schemes are almost fully committed and it is expected that additional time will be
allowed by Government to complete the spend.
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
8
Innovative Projects Fund
CD confirmed that work is continuing even given the delays experienced in 2020 however payments are
now continuing.
Recommendation
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
9
Resilience and Recovery Fund
CS advised that this continues to be popular with 17 applications still in the pipeline and over £2.5m spent
on 113 grants across the region. £2m is left in the budget.
CD confirmed that the grant will be reviewed to ensure that it is still fit for purpose and amended if
required to ensure that it still provides the support required for businesses.
The meeting agreed that the range of businesses was pleasing and the fact that firms are continuing to
invest long term.
Recommendation
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
10. AOB
None
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