§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will place 19W in the Library a list of the regional stakeholders who were invited to nominate members for the South West Regional Development Agency. [90956]
§ Mr. MealeThe appointments to the Boards of the RDAs were announced by the Deputy Prime Minister on 14 December 1998. A table which lists the regional stakeholders who were invited to nominate members for the Board of the South West Regional Development Agency has been placed in the Library of the House.
My Department has recently initiated a fresh round of recruitment for appointments to the Boards. A table which lists the regional stakeholders in the South West who have been invited to offer nominations has also been placed in the Library of the House.
Candidates for the Boards of the RDAs have been sought from as wide a field as possible. In addition to seeking nominations from stakeholders we have advertised in the national, regional and ethnic press.