§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he plans to announce the members of the Regional Development Agency Board for the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement. [52731]
§ Mr. CabornWe cannot formally make appointments to boards until the Regional Development Agencies Bill, currently before Parliament, has received Royal Assent. However, we hope to identify the prospective chairs of the RDAs before then and an announcement will be made as soon as possible. A further announcement on other board appointments will be made in the autumn.