Time to celebrate the good news but the pace can't ease

As a business community, we must play our part in shaping the UK’s economic future outside the EU. As a region, we must not let the interests of the City of London and the devolved nations – important though they are – override our own.

It is more important than ever that we work together throughout Yorkshire and Humber, and the North, to present our case and ensure that we are not forgotten in whatever deal may be done.

But throughout this period of uncertainty, when Government has little cash and little capacity to do anything else, we must also not let up the pace on delivering the things that are in our control and pushing for more influence over the things that are not.

There have been some bright spots in our economy this year which should be celebrated, such as:

After a period of uncertainty, the future of steel making in Scunthorpe is now more secure, under the name of British Steel

Construction got under way on RB’s new Centre for Scientific Excellence in Hull

Earlier this month the £310m investment by Siemens and ABP in Green Port Hull was officially opened, with the first wind turbine blade coming off the production line

Grimsby has continued to shine as a centre for offshore wind maintenance, benefitting from major investments such as by DONG.

The CBI recently highlighted that Hull’s productivity has grown fastest in Yorkshire and the Humber over a ten-year period, well ahead of the national average.

This year the Humber LEP, with our many partners, has also made progress on our three core ambitions: a skilled and productive workforce, an infrastructure that supports growth and thriving successful businesses.