§ Mr. McWalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whom the United Kingdom has nominated for the second term of the European Committee of the Regions; and if he will make a statement. [23785]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe following nominations have been forwarded to the Council of Ministers:
Full Members
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- (from English Local Government)
- George Gill CBE: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- John Battye: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Pam Warhurst: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Dennis Pettitt: Nottinghamshire County Council
- Ken Bodfish: Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority
- Albert Bore: Birmingham City Council
- Sally Powell: Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
- Jane Hore: Suffolk County Council
- Sir Ronald Watson CBE: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Lord Bowness CBE DL: Croydon London Borough Council
- Paul White: Essex County Council
- Sir Simon Day: Devon County Council
- Lord Tope CBE: Sutton London Borough Council
- Dr. James Walsh RD: West Sussex County Council and Arun District Council
- Ruth Coleman: North Wiltshire District Council
- Milner Whiteman: Bridgnorth District Council
- (from Scottish Local Government)
- Hugh Henry: Renfrewshire Council
- Ian Stewart Hudghton: Angus Council
- Christine May: Fife Council
- Peter James Peacock: Highland Council
- (from Welsh Local Government)
- Brian Smith: Torfaen Borough Council
- Linda Mathews: Merthyr County Borough Council
- Reg Empey: Belfast City Council
- Denis Haughey: Cookstown District Council
Alternate Members
- (from English Local Government)
- Ian Swithenbank: Northumberland County Council
- Ruth Henig: Lancashire County Council
- Keith Billington: Rotheram Borough Council
- Peter Soulsby: Leicester Unitary Authority
- Toby Harris: Harringey London Borough Council
- Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Portsmouth Unitary Authority
- Diane Bunyan: Bristol Unitary Authority
- Sue Davies: The Wrekin Unitary Authority
- David Martin: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Margaret Eaton: Bradford City Council
- Gordon Keymer: Tanbridge District Council
- Suzie Kemp: Newbury Unitary Authority
- Keith Whitmore: Manchester City Council
- Liz Tucker: Hereford and Worcester County Council
- Ros Scott: Suffolk County Council
- Peter Moore: Sheffield City Council
- (from Scottish Local Government)
- Irene Oldfather: North Ayrshire Council
- Marcus Humphrey: Aberdeenshire Council
- Joan Mitchell: Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Cormick Keenan McChord: Stirling Council
- (from Welsh Local Government)
- Doctor John Evans: Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Eurig Wyn: Gwynedd County Council
- (from Northern Ireland Local Government)
- George Savage: Craigavon Borough Council
- John Fee: Newry and Mourne District Council.
In making these nominations, we have sought, in consultation with local government, to provide a delegation which is appropriately representative of all of the United Kingdom, which provides appropriate expertise, and which takes account of the current political balance within United Kingdom local government.