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1.     To
approve the Outline Business Case for the 4G+ (Connected Key Sites and
Corridors) project subject to the portfolio management office addressing the
matters set out in the report, as described in Section 7, and recommend to the
Economic Ambition Board that a Full Business Case is prepared for the Board to
consider.

2.     To
authorise the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Host Authority
Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer to agree draft terms in accordance
with this report for approval by the NWEAB as a basis for the final funding
arrangements for the project which will form the basis of the Grant Offer
Letter which will be agreed by the Board at the Full Business Case stage.