[3] The report led to the coalition government establishing Local Enterprise Partnerships, replacing the Regional Development Agencies.
[4] The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership was disbanded in March 2024 following withdrawal of funding by the Rishi Sunak Conservative government.
[5] Its functions were transferred to the individual unitary authorities who collectively formed the South Midlands Growth Hub.
[7] SEMLEP has "prioritised more than 20 transport and infrastructure projects, including the bypass and a dual carriageway for the section of the A421 linking Milton Keynes with Junction 13 of the M1", according to a report in Bedford Today.
[8] "The Strategic Economic Plan details how SEMLEP will by 2020 grow the economy by £10.2billion, create an additional 94,700 jobs and build an extra 70,600 homes across its patch in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Cherwell District and Aylesbury Vale District," reports MK Web[9] and Bedford Today.