In an exclusive message for Derby Telegraph readers, Prime Minister David Cameron says backing business is the way to boost the economy and create jobs.

I AM bringing the Cabinet to Derby today with one purpose – to do everything we can to help businesses in the region create the jobs and growth on which the future of our economy depends.

The first part of our strategy for growth is to get to grips with the deficit. When the books don't balance, there's no confidence in the economy. And without confidence, there won't be growth. That's why we've taken tough and decisive action on the deficit. And it's why we will stick to the measures we have put in place.

But balancing the books is only the first stage of how we get growth. The second – and just as important – is how we get behind Britain's businesses and support the job creation we need.

These jobs won't come from government. They will come from Britain's leading businesses – companies like Rolls-Royce, which is hosting today's Cabinet – a world leader in high-tech advanced manufacturing and one of the reasons why Derby has the highest proportion of high-tech employment in the UK, with nearly a tenth of all jobs in Derby now in advanced manufacturing.

Today's Cabinet is unique. It is not simply the normal round-table discussion with Ministers. We're going to be hearing directly from local business people, finding out more about the challenges they face and how we can help.

I want Britain to be the best place in the world in which to start up and run a business. That's why we're cutting the rate of corporation tax and stopping the rise of red tape. And it's why we are making sure new businesses here in Derby don't pay employment taxes on the first jobs they create.

But, while we are focused on creating the right environment for business, I am determined that we will not be a government that tries to tell business what to do. Local people and local business leaders know what Derby needs far better than any well-intentioned civil servant in Whitehall. So, we are shifting power from the Whitehall bureaucrats and quangos to the local communities and local businesses, who really understand the barriers to growth in their areas.

The new Local Enterprise Partnerships are at the heart of this new approach to local growth. These partnerships are being formed over parts of the country people actually identify with and that make sense to businesses and reflect markets, rather than the old arbitrary regional boundaries. And they put the onus on local people to develop the economic strategy for their area.

Later today, leaders of the first 31 partnerships are meeting. The partnership covering Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire is the fifth largest, representing more than 68,000 enterprises across the region.

Getting behind these businesses is why the Cabinet is here in Derby today. Because this isn't just a priority for the Business Secretary and the Employment Secretary. I want every single Cabinet Minister and every single Government department focused on growth and jobs.

Whether it's the Culture Secretary promoting tourism, the Energy Secretary promoting green jobs, the Education Secretary thinking about training the workforce of tomorrow or the Foreign Secretary promoting our businesses abroad. All of them need to hear from local businesses today. That's why we're here together. And it's why today is so important, not just for how we get behind businesses in Derby, but also for our whole approach to re-balancing the economy and supporting growth and jobs across the country.