§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish the membership of each regional cultural consortium. [114451]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 14 March 2000]: Membership of some Consortiums is not yet complete. Current membership is as follows:
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Consortium/Members Don Robson Chair, Northern Sport Jacqui Taylor Director, The Image Group (advertising agency) Sue Underwood English Heritage Regional Commissioner James Wright Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University North West Cultural Consortium Chair: Felicity Goodey Broadcaster Liz Bruen North West Arts Board Paul Catcheside Chair, North West Library System John Commons Manchester City Council Colin Doyle North West and Cumbria Tourist Boards Jim Gristenthwaite Chair, Regional Archives Council Lloyd Grossman North West Heritage Regional Commissioner Guy Harkin Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Pam Hayward Chair, North West Museums Service Stephen Matthews Cumbria County Council Graham Morgan Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council David Newton Chair, North West Sport Peter Pimbley Wyre Borough Council Kath Reade Regional Development Agency Kath Robinson Manchester City Council Brenda Smith Managing Director, Granada TV South East Cultural Consortium Chair: Sir David Watson Director, University of Brighton Mary Baldwin Aylesbury Vale District Council Fred Bullock Regional Library System Richard Childs Chief Archivist, West Sussex David Dolman Sport England Freddie Emery-Wallis Hampshire County Council Cheryl Hall Kent County Council Jon Hartley Reading Borough Council Heather Hawker Surrey County Council Mary McAnally Regional Development Agency (Managing Director, Meridian TV) Kirsty McLeod English Heritage Regional Commissioner Stephen Phillips Regional Arts Board Robert Taylor South Eastern Museums Service Roger Thomas Regional Tourist Board South West Cultural Consortium Chair: Adrian Vinken Chief Executive, Theatre Royal (Plymouth) Ltd. Paul Brough City Archivist, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Robin Bush Somerset County Council Sue Clifford Director, Common Ground Environment and Countryside Caroline Dudley Chair, South West Museums Council Pauline Dyer Head of Libraries and Heritage, Wiltshire County Council Lady Elizabeth Gass English Heritage Regional Commissioner Edward Gillespie Managing Director, Cheltenham Racecourse Alan Livingstone Principal, Falmouth College for Art; Chair, South West Arts Andrew May Bristol City Council Jeremy Payne Managing Director, HTV West Stella Pirie Director, Regional Development Agency; Chair, Endeavour International Pat Roberts Bristol City Council; Vice Chair, Westcountry Tourist Board Norman Thompson Restormel District Council Viv Vines Chair, South West Sports West Midlands Cultural Consortium Chair: Baroness Christine Crawley Member of the House of Lords Derrick Anderson Chief Executive, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council Jeff Carpenter West Midlands Regional Museums Council Stephen Clee Worcester City and District Council Maureen Compton Stafford Borough Council John Craven BBC Birmingham (rural issues) Philip Davis English Heritage Regional Commissioner Elizabeth Edmondson Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council John Fletcher Coventry City Council Mike Freeman Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Mary Heaney West Midlands Regional Library System Jean Holder Stratford-on-Avon District Council Peter Jenkinson New Walsall Art Gallery Christine King Advantage West Midlands William Lawrence Heart of England Tourist Board Sarah Montgomery General Manager, Warwick Castle David Moorcroft Chief Executive, UK Athletics
Consortium/Members Nina Nannar BBC Midlands Today Rod Natkiel Regional Arts Board Carl Rice Birmingham City Council Gwyn Roberts West Midlands Sports Board Richard Slawson Associated Architects Ian Squires Managing Director, Central Region Carlton Broadcasting Roger Vaughan Chair of Regional Archives Council Clare Venables Royal Shakespeare Company Education Officer Yorkshire and the Humber Cultural Consortium Chair: Chris Heinitz Chair of Local Government Association Cultural Services Executive David Ashton Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and Humberside Rita Britton Pollyanna Ltd. Tina Davy Leeds City Council David Gemmell Regional Tourist Board Richard Gregory Managing Director, Yorkshire Television Sue Knowles Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Reg Littleboy Association of Yorks and Humber Library Services Pat Marsh Harrogate Borough Council Richard Morris English Heritage Regional Commissioner Christopher Price Regional Arts Board Peter Price Sport England Mike Pye Area Museums Council Novlette Rennie National Sports Development Co-ordinator for Sporting Equals Liz Rymer Yorkshire Screen Commission Alan Smith North Lincolnshire Council Margaret Talbot Leeds Metropolitan University Margaret Turner Regional Archives Council Phil Wood Manager, Humberside Creative Town Initiative
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the objectives of the regional cultural consortiums and make a statement on progress to date in meeting these objectives. [114452]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 14 March 2000]: The aims of the eight Regional Cultural Consortiums are to:
- (i) Represent and champion the whole spectrum of cultural and creative interests in each region, including tourism and sport;
- (ii) forge links across this spectrum, encouraging a cross-cutting approach and creating a common vision expressed in a cultural strategy for the region; and
- (iii) assist in improving the delivery of cultural services.
The Consortiums have made an excellent start towards meeting these aims. Their diverse membership, recruited from across the range of cultural, creative and local government bodies in each region will enable them to represent and bring together effectively all their sectors and all the consortiums are currently working towards producing regional cultural strategies.