§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the members of each of the regional development agencies, together with any declared party political affiliation. [64454]
§ Ms HewittThe names of the board members of each of the eight English regional development agencies outside London, together with any political affiliations declared in response to the political activity questionnaire required by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) are as follows:
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Surname First name Declared political activity Advantage West Midlands Stephenson Alex None Barnes Richard None Bhattacharyya Kumar None Bore Albert Labour Davis Sue Labour Harris Anthony None Holmes Bill Labour Kaur Stubbs Sukhvinder None King Christine None Moore Isabella None Price Norman None Sealey Tony None
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Surname First name Declared political activity Sparks David Labour Tilsley Paul Liberal Democrat Woods-Scawen Brian None East of England Development Agency Watts Vincent None Ali Roger None Bagnall Ruth None Brinton Sal Liberal Democrat Cereste Marco None Cherry Alan None Grant Greg Labour Martin Peter Conservative Murray Leo None Paveley Chris None Powell Richard None Reyner Neville None Shariff Yasmin None Skinner Marie None East Midlands Development Agency Mapp Derek None Bilgan Kashmir Labour Bradford Jane None Carr Bryan None Chapman Graham Labour Gadsby Peter None Gardner Gill Liberal Democrat Gemmell Samantha None McLeod Jonathan Labour Morgan-Webb Patricia None Patel Rita Labour Ramsden Peter Labour Scarborough Andrew Labour Whittaker Ron None Wood Christine None North West Development Agency Gray Bryan None Chamberlain Neville None Doyle Michael Labour Dunning John None Goodey Felicity None Harris Martin None Jeanes Clive None Lane Pauleen Labour Leese Richard Labour Manning Alan Labour Mendoros Dennis None Reade Kath Labour Ruia Anil Conservative Smith Brenda None Storey Michael Liberal Democrat One Northeast Bridge John None Arkley Alistair None Cantle-Jones Timothy None Curran Kevin Labour Dennis Barbara None Edwards Christopher None Fisher Jackie None Hodgson Geoff None Hughes Philip Independent Maudslay Richard None Nolan Jane None Stringfellow Rita Labour Walsh David Labour Williams John Labour Wilson Susan None
Surname First name Declared political activity South East of England Development Agency Willett Allan None Bodfish Ken Labour Brighouse Elizabeth Labour Booth Clive Labour Brathwaite James Labour Camfield Barry Labour Douglas Robert None Kong Janis None McAnally Mary None Oliver Kit Conservative Read Peter None Thornber Thomas (Kenneth) Conservative Ward Sarah Liberal Democrat Williams Caroline None Wilson Kevin Labour South West of England Regional Development Agency Lickiss Michael None Ansari Doris Liberal Democrat Buckland Nicholas None Chalke Peter Conservative Costley Nigel Labour Holland Helen Labour Kemp Brian None Leece Michael None Morris Alfred None Nicholl Robin Labour Pope Jeremy None Porritt Jonathan Green Party Skellett Colin None Yorkshire Forward Hall Graham None Ashcroft John None Barker Muriel Labour Bosomworth Eileen Conservative Coburn Jeanne None Cummins Julian Liberal Democrat Gregory Richard None Greenwood Brian None Haskins Christopher Labour Houghton Stephen Labour Jagger Paul Labour King Christopher None Malik Adeeba None Pinnock Kathryn Liberal Democrat Warhurst Pamela Labour The OCPA declaration covers political activities undertaken during the previous five years, including the name of the party or body for which the board member has been active. Political activities are defined by OCPA as follows:
made a recordable donation to a political party (the requirement for publishing a register of recordable donations, as defined under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, became effective from 16 February 2001).677W
- obtained office as a local councillor, MP, MEP etc;
- stood as a candidate for one of the above offices;
- spoken on behalf of a party or candidate;
- acted as a political agent;
- held office such as chair, treasurer or secretary of a local branch of a party;
- canvassed on behalf of a party or helped at elections;
- undertaken any other political activity which the applicant considers relevant;
No other records are kept of political activities by board members.