A Tyne Tees Television Newsview report in with reporter David Dougan interviews with T. Dan Smith following the first meeting of the Regional Development Council which took place at Welbar House in Newcastle. Following the first meeting of the Regional Development Council T. Dan Smith explains to Tyne Tees Television reporter David Dougan that he believes the council is ‘the most high-powered board of directors that have ever been assembled in the Northeast’. David Dougan asked Mr Smith...

A Tyne Tees Television Newsview report in with reporter David Dougan interviews with T. Dan Smith following the first meeting of the Regional Development Council which took place at Welbar House in Newcastle. Following the first meeting of the Regional Development Council T. Dan Smith explains to Tyne Tees Television reporter David Dougan that he believes the council is ‘the most high-powered board of directors that have ever been assembled in the Northeast’. David Dougan asked Mr Smith about the kind of powers the council will have. He replies by saying that the ideas of those on the committee are most important and about the need for healthy competition among regions to promote a prosperous Britain.