London Development Agency

London Development Agency
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Status Regional development agency
Territory Greater London
Leadership Appointed board
Appointment Mayor of London
Founded 1999
HQ Southwark
Budget £410.627 million[1] (2007/08)
Website http://www.lda.gov.uk/
LDA entrance in Palestra House, designed by Will Alsop and Buro Happold

The London Development Agency (LDA) is the Regional Development Agency for Greater London, England. It is a functional body of the Greater London Authority. Its purpose is to promote London's economy, with an emphasis on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The principal way in which this is done is via the CompeteFor service it launched in 2008.

The LDA is based in Palestra House, a new distinctive building at 197 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, south London (across the street from Southwark tube station). The LDA Olympic Land team is based at London 2012 headquarters in Docklands.

The London Development Agency also own the London Climate Change Agency.

Board

The board members are appointed by the Mayor of London, and are:

References

  1. ^ London Development Agency - Statement of Accounts 2007-2008

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