HL Deb 16 February 1995 vol 561 cc47-8WA
Lord Gladwin of Clee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish, in respect of Regional Community Support Framework Programme Monitoring Committees, (a) the number of local authority elected members on each committee, and (b) a breakdown of that number by the local authorities of which they are members.

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Earl Ferrers)

In the UK the Structural Funds are now disbursed under the terms of Single Programming Documents (SPDs), rather than Community Support Frameworks as was previously the case. Local authority elected members sit on four SPD Monitoring Committees. The breakdown is as follows:

Merseyside (Objective 1)

  • Two members from Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Two members from Liverpool City Council
  • Two members from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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  • Two members from St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Two members from Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire (Objective 2)

  • One member from Blackburn Borough Council
  • One member from Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • One member from Cheshire County Council
  • One member from Holton Borough Council
  • One member form Lancashire County Council
  • One member from Manchester City Council
  • One member from Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • One member from Trafford Borough Council
  • One member from Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

North East (Objective 2)

  • One member from Northumberland County Council
  • One member from Stockton Borough Council
  • One member from Sunderland City Council

East Anglia (Objective 5(b))

  • One member from Suffolk County Council.