England - Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) operate countrywide and new Local Enterprise Partnerships are being created
Central Scotland - Scottish Enterprise
Northern and outer areas of Scotland - Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
Northern Ireland - Invest Northern Ireland (NI)
Wales - the agency is part of the Welsh Government and is called the Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science
Set up to promote economic development, these agencies co-ordinate activities geared towards inward investment, improving workers' skills and developing business efficiency and regeneration in each region. New paragraph