HC Deb 07 February 2002 vol 379 cc1074-5W
Mr. Hendrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the United Kingdom's representation on the European Union's Committee of the Regions. [34926]

Peter Hain

We have submitted to the Council Secretariat details of the United Kingdom's 24 nominees for full membership of the Committee of the Regions, along with 24 alternate nominees. They are:

UK delegation to the committee of the regions
Nominees
Peter Moore Liberal Democrat Leader of Sheffield metropolitan borough council
Dermot Nesbitt MLA Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Alban Maginness MLA Northern Ireland Assembly
Irene Oldfather MSP Scottish Parliament, Cunninghame South
Dame Sally Powell London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Brian Smith Torfaen county borough council
Nicol Stephen MSP Scottish Deputy Minister for Education and Young People
The hon. Joan Taylor Nottinghamshire county council
Lord Tope CBE Liberal Democrat Leader of the Greater London Assembly
Milner Whiteman Bridgnorth district council
Alternate members
Jennette Arnold Member of the Greater London Assembly
Joan Ashton Independent Group Leader and Deputy Leader of Boston district council
Ruth Bagnall Labour Group Leader of Cambridge city council
Olive Brown Leader of Wear Valley district council
Diane Bunyan Deputy Leader of Bristol city council
Flo Cluclas Liverpool city council
Hugh Halcro-Johnston MSP Convener, Orkney Islands council and Vice-President of COSLA
Dr. Ruth Henig CBE Chair of Lancashire police authority
Jonathan Huish Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough council
Elin Jones Assembly Member for Ceredigion
Susie Kemp Opposition Leader of West Berkshire county council
Lord Tarsem King Mayor of Sandwell district council
Sue Sida Lockett Conservative Group Leader of Suffolk county council
Corrie McChord Leader of Stirling council
Jack McConnell MSP First Minister
Irene McGugan MSP Shadow spokesperson for children and education
Bob Neill Member of the Greater London Assembly, Bexley and Bromley
Margaret Ritchie District councillor, Down district council
George Savage MLA Northern Ireland Assembly, Upper Bann
David Shakespeare Leader of Buckinghamshire county council
Shirley Smart Leader of Isle of Wight unitary council
Jim Speechley CBE Leader of Lincolnshire county council
Liz Tucker Liberal Democrat Leader of Worcestershire county council
Sir Ron Watson CBE Sefton metropolitan borough council

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