WI LEF first met as a body on 14 June 2001 and has met on regularly subsequently. The initial meetings focused upon the difficult economic situation in the Western Isles and the need for the LEF Action Plan to come forward with proposals, which not only tackled the issues of overlap and duplication, but which also had the potential to make a contribution to alleviating the economic difficulties faced by the area.

The LEF has carefully worked its way through various proposals and actions, refining and agreeing and striking a balance between ambition and deliverability. This initial phase has therefore been developmental and important progress has been made in jointly agreeing the final shape of the Plan.

On this page you can view the minutes of past WI LEF meetings.