Lincolnshire's business and economic prospects and the impact of national politics on the county, will be in focus at an MP's Question Time format event being organised by the Institute of Directors (IoD) later this month at the Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln.

The Lincolnshire Media Group is sponsoring the lunchtime event, on Friday 21 October, when Lincoln MP Karl McCartney and Nic Dakin, MP for Scunthorpe, will be on the panel. It will be chaired by IoD Fellow James Pinchbeck, Marketing Partner of Streets Chartered Accountants.

They will be joined by prominent local business figures, including Karen Lowthrop, CEO of the environmental social enterprise, Hill Holt Wood. Karen won Entrepreneur of the Year for 2011 and was awarded an MBE earlier this year in recognition of her work in developing the wood and being an inspiration to young people. David Hindmarch, Managing Director of Springfield Park Properties, Grantham Investments Ltd and Chandlers Oil and Gas is another member of the panel.

Graeme Leach, the IoD's Chief Economist and Director of Policy and a visiting professor at the University of Lincoln will complete the panel line-up.

Annette Wood, Chair of IoD Lincolnshire, which is organising the event, commented:" There are crucial economic, policy and regulatory questions facing businesses and key issues including development, transport and education. This event is an opportunity to air those views and to hear from the experts."

Bookings for the event, being held in the Robert Hardy Theatre and which includes a buffet lunch, can be made via www.iod.com/eastmidlands/events.