Mr J Elsdon- Baker

Email: [FOI #30367 email]

Reference: FOICR 14391/10

Date: 22 March 2010

Dear Mr Elsdon-Baker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your e-mail of 8 March 2010, in which you ask for information on job creation in Durham. Your request is being handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We will aim to send you a full response by 9 April, which is twenty working days from the date when we received your request.

If you have any questions about the handling of your information request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

H Reid

Freedom of Information Team

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