§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the progress being made on the appointment of the chairmen of the Local Learning and Skills Councils. [128259]
§ Mr. WicksMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has today appointed the chairs of 21 of the Local Learning and Skills Councils. They are:
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Local Learning and Skills Council Chair East of England Bedfordshire Jim McGivern Essex Mike Malone-Lee Cambridgeshire Sal Brinton Hertfordshire Stelio Stefanou Norfolk Geoff Loades Suffolk Tony Preston
Local Learning and Skills Council Chair East Midlands Derbyshire john Kirkland Leicestershire Ashwin Mistry Lincolnshire Roger Begy Northamptonshire Christopher Ripper Nottinghamshire Duncan Sedgwick South East Surrey Robert Douglas Sussex Norman Boyland Oxford/Bucks/Milton Keynes Patrick Upson Kent/Medway Alan Chisholm Hampshire/Isle of Wight Penelope Melville-Brown Berkshire Tom Melvin North East Northumberland Barry Morgan Tyne and Wear Ashley Winter County Durham Olivia Grant Tees Valley Miles Middleton We will be announcing further appointments shortly and a list of the remaining appointments will be placed in the Library in due course.
The local Chairs bring with them a wealth of experience, not least from business, which will be a positive force for success in shaping the work of the Local Learning and Skills Councils.