§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list, for each regional development agency, its board members showing(a) for councillor members, their party and local authority and (b) for other members, any declared party affiliation and the principal business or voluntary organisation to which they belong.[145060]
§ Jacqui SmithRDA Boards are chaired by business people and at least 50 per cent. of Board members have business experience. Each Board has a maximum of 15 members. Ministers have given a commitment that four will be elected local Councillors and one will have knowledge of rural issues. The balance will have backgrounds in Trade Unions, the voluntary and community sector and higher/further education interests.
Board members are there to further the success of the RDA. They should not consider themselves to be the delegates of a particular group or body, but take into account the interests of the region as a whole.
The following table lists the people currently serving on the boards of England's Regional Development Agencies. For those who were appointed to positions allocated for councillors the table gives the relevant authority and the party they represent on that authority.
The Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice, which is followed when making appointments to the Regional Development Agency Boards, requires that when announcing the appointments any press release should include details of the appointee's response to the political activity question. If no political activity has been declared this should be made clear. This information is therefore set out in the biographies of the Board members.
Biographies for all Board members are available in the Libraries of the House.
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Name Party Local authority Advantage West Midlands Nick Paul—(Chair) Richard Barnes Isabella Moore Norman Price Tony Sealey 123W
Ahmed Hassam Julie Haney David Smith Michael Oakes Susan Davis (Lab) Telford and Wrekin Council Paul Tilsley (Lib Dem) Birmingham City Council Richard Hyde (Con) Warwickshire County Council Roger Lawrence (Lab) Wolverhampton City Council Michael Sterling Bill Holmes East of England Development Agency Richard Ellis—(Chair) Marco Cereste Leo Murray Chris Paveley Yasmin Shariff George Kieffer Patricia Holtom John Snyder Ruth Bagnall (Lab) Cambridge City Council Sal Brinton (Lib Dem) Cambridgeshire County Council Stephen Castle (Con) Essex County Council Bryony Rudkin (Lab) Suffolk County Council Roger Ali Karen Livingstone Tim Wilson East Midlands Development Agency Derek Mapp—(Chair) Jane Bradford Bryan Carr Valerie Dwyer Ron Whittaker Samantha Gemmell Jonathan McLeod Peter Ramsden Kashmir Bilgan (Lab)1 Melton Borough Council Graham Chapman (Lab) Nottingham City Council Andrew Scarborough (Lab)1 Wellingborough Council Ross Willmott (Lab) Leicester City Council Neville Jackson Patricia Morgan-Webb Rita Patel North West Development Agency Bryan Gray—(Chair) John Dunning Dennis G. Mendoros Anil Ruia Neville Chamberlain Brenda Smith Robert Johnston Joe Dwek Richard Leese (Lab) Manchester City Council Pauleen Lane (Lab) Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Michael Storey (Lib Dem) Liverpool City Council Marie Rimmer (Lab) St. Helens Council Sir Martin Harris Maureen Williams Dave McCall One North East Margaret Fay—(Chair) Richard Maudslay Geoffrey Hodgson Christopher Edwards Tim Cantle Jones Jane Nolan Chey Garland John Cuthbert Philip Hughes (Ind) Teesdale District Council David Walsh (Lab)2 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Christine Smith (Lab) Durham County Council Keith Taylor (Lab) Newcastle City Council Jackie Fisher Barbara Dennis Kevin Rowan
Name Party Local authority South East England Development Agency James Brathwaite—(Chair) Janis Kong Mary McAnally Peter Read Robert Douglas Terry Mills John Peel Sarah Hohler (Con) Kent County Council Keith House (Lib Dem) Eastleigh Borough Council Rob Anderson (Lab) Slough Unitary Council Peter Jones (Con) Rother District Council Clive Booth Elizabeth Brighouse Poul Christensen Phil Wood South West of England Regional Development Agency Juliet Williams— Juliet Williams—(Chair) Nicholas Buckland Brian Kemp Mike Leece Jeremy Pope Colin Skellett Henry Studholme Judith Reynolds Robin Nicholl (Lab)3 Bath and North East Somerset Council Catherine Bakewell (Lib Dem) Somerset County Council Duncan Hames (Lib Dem) West Wiltshire District Council Christine Reid (Lab) North Wiltshire District Council Nigel Costley Jonathan Porritt Eric Thomas Yorkshire Forward Terry Hodgkinson—(Chair) Brian Greenwood Richard Gregory Lord Haskins Dr. Christopher King Julie Kenny John Napier John Spencer Eileen Bosomworth (Con) Scarborough Borough Council Kathryn Pinnock (Lib Dem) Kirklees Council Stephen Houghton (Lab) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Nicholas Dakin (Lab) North Lincolnshire Council Adeeba Malik Stella Guy Robert Boucher 1 These Board members lost their seats in the local elections in May 2003, they are not required to resign but they will stand down from the board when their first term of appointment ends on 13 December 2004. 2 This Board member lost his seat in the local elections in May 2003, he is not required to resign but will stand down from the board when his first term of appointment ends on 13 December 2004. 3 This Board member did not stand as a candidate in the local elections in May 2003 he is not required to resign but will stand down from the board when his first term of appointment ends on13 December 2004.