§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on the establishment of Regional Sports Boards; and if she will make a statement.[121410]
§ Mr. CabornChairs of the Regional Sports Boards have been appointed in all the regions apart from the West Midlands which is still under consideration. However, the Chair of the London Board has just resigned for whom a replacement will be appointed as soon as possible. Sport England has appointed the members of seven of the Boards. Recruitment of the members of the West Midlands Board will start when a chair has been appointed and recruitment of the members of the North West Board will commence shortly following the appointment of its chair on 11 June.
All those regions which have a Board in place have held initial meetings and made plans for future meetings. Preparation of regional sports strategies will be a priority for all of the regions as well as making strong partnerships with other regional agencies/organisations. Sport England intends to delegate funding to the Boards this autumn. Three Regional Sports Board chairs will be appointed to Sport England's Council in October.
§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the membership of Regional Sports Board. [121411]
§ Mr. CabornThe information requested is as follows:
North East Region: Tim Cantle-Jones (Chair), Professor Chris Drinkwater, Don Robson, Chris Roberts, Tanni Grey Thompson, David Marker, Alison Curbishley, Ged Bell, Irene Lucas, Angela James, Peter Warburton, John Mowbray.
East Region: Sir Robin Miller (Chair), Vanessa Brown, Nicholas Buckworth, Roger Fennemore, Tom McNab, Isabel Newstead, Steve Palframan, Dr. Gina Radford.
South West Region: Ged Roddy (Chair), Marie Hunter, Maggie Rae, Professor Eric Thomas, Will Behenna, Steve Evans, Rod Carr, Phil de Glanville, Penny Spink, Colin Johnson.
Yorkshire Region: Councillor Peter Price (Chair), Mike Twiggs, Jane Glaister, Anna Young, Malcolm Brown, Kate Birkenhead, Pat Marsh, Ashley Metcalf, Novlette Rennie, Alan Smith, William Nabarro.
914WLondon Region: Vacant (Chair), Dr. Sue Atkinson, Councillor Lyn Brown, Professor Steve Hodkinson, Yvonne Marson, Richard Sumray, Karam Bhullar, Danny Crates, Philip Lewis, Mike McFarlane, Neil Taylor.
East Midlands: Len Jackson (Chair), Nicholas Bunting, Mary Butler, Ted Cassidy, Karen Chouhan, Lindsey Davies, Wendi Jarrett, Jeff Moore, Patrick Nelson, Dr. Mary Nevill, Jackie Strong, Mike Turner.
South East: Mary MacAnally (Chair), Councillor Gerry Ceaser, Brenda Chester, Rafiq Chohan, Professor Martin Elson, David Knight, Richard Leman, Paul Millman, Ben Oakley, Linda Plowright, Neil Snowball.
The members of the North West and West Midlands Regional Sports Boards have not been appointed yet. With the recent appointment of Andy Worthington as Chair of the North West Board, the recruitment of the members will now begin. Appointment of the members of the West Midlands Board will begin once its Chair has been appointed.