Ian Girling, Dorset Chamber chief executive, said: “Boris Johnson raised some important points in his speech at the Conservative Party conference.
“It is important that Dorset and the South West receives its fair share of investment and support. Dorset does not necessarily have the levels of prosperity that is always assumed.
“The skills agenda is a huge issue while the British Chambers of Commerce (BBC) has recently shown that investment levels are low at the moment as businesses recover from the Covid pandemic.
“The small print of Boris’ pledges will need to be examined to see exactly how they translate into action and how this relates to support for business.”