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    Answers are very simple Paul.

    DDC are dealing with the the Planning [LDO-see press release] & business rates reductions & are lobbying central govt. with L&M the prospective purchasers to deal empty property rates which are not excluded.

    South East Local Enterprise Partnership[SELEP] has partnered & sponsored Enterprise Zone & Regional Group Fund bids.Both Paul Carter & I represent DCC & KCC repectively on Pfizer Task Force & SELEP executive.

    KCC [Paul Carter] & a business panel are dealing with Regional Growth Fund applications.

    Locate in Kent & UKTI [inward investment arm of govt. ] arer working with L&M & Pfizer to promote overseas and national business initiatives.

    A group of Business Angels & venture capital experts are working with Pfizer on employee spinoffs & set ups on site.

    A stake holders group met last week to discuss with developers business uses other than Life sciences activties.

    University of Kent has former Pfizer staff at Canterbury Innovation Centre & liaise with specialist Universities [Imperial College] etc.

    Job Centre Plus have been active at the Pfizer site with job fairs & specialist employers.

    A year on I reckon we are not far short of !000 jobs retained or being created with more activity in the pipeline.


    Watty

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