The council brought together the ministers for the English regions as well as ministers for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to look at what help the regions need and what Whitehall can do to provide it.
Nick Brown, Minister for the North East said "Our region has a lot going for it and we can work our way through this. The latest data shows the North East has the fastest growth rate of any English region.
“Today's meeting ensures every issue raised at my meeting last Friday with Business Leaders in the North East is now being taken up in Government. Cooperative working in the North East will get us through this.”
The Council of Regional Ministers is chaired by Minister for the Cabinet Office Liam Byrne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper. It will meet every two weeks and will feed its findings up to the National Economic Council, which was set up by the Prime Minister earlier this month.
