In response to The Northern Way initiative, launched in 2004 - setting out the Government's proposals to bridge the £29 billion output gap between the North and the rest of the UK - the Tees Valley City Region Development Programme has been commissioned by One NorthEast and prepared by the Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit.

Ruth Kelly, the Secretary of State for Local Government and Communities, has asked the Tees Valley authorities to prepare a City Region Business Case which was formally submitted in October 2006. Below are documents relating to The City Region Development Programme for the Tees Valley.