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LOCAL COUNCILLOR APPOINTEE TO THE SOUTH WEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 243: tabled on 09 December 2003

Tabled in the 2003-04 session.

This motion has been signed by 43 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House expresses concern that although the Conservatives are the largest and most successful party in local government in the South West of England there is no Conservative among the four local authority directors of the Regional Development Agency; notes that the Leader of Dorset County Council, an excellent authority, was declined an interview during the recent selection process for RDA Board membership while councillors with less experience and from less highly rated authorities were given an interview; and calls upon the Government to inform regional development agencies that their boards should be inclusive of all strands of political opinion, whether or not sceptical of regionalism.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
Cotswold
Duncan, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2003
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 1 November 2004
Ribble Valley
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 22 March 2004
Lichfield
Flight, Mr Howard
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2003
Arundel and South Downs
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2003
Harborough
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 7 January 2004
Chesham and Amersham
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
North Wiltshire
Grayling, Chris
Conservative
Signed on 24 June 2004
Epsom and Ewell
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2003
North East Hertfordshire
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
Wells
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 5 May 2004
Wealden
Hunter, Mr Andrew
Independent Conservative
Signed on 13 January 2004
Basingstoke
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 10 December 2003
Salisbury
Kirkbride, Julie
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2004
Bromsgrove
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 2004
New Forest East
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
Bridgwater
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 10 December 2003
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2004
Mid Worcestershire
Maclean, David
Conservative
Signed on 7 January 2004
Penrith and The Border
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 17 December 2003
Vale of York
Mercer, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2003
Newark
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 17 December 2003
North East Cambridgeshire
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 8 January 2004
Westbury
Osborne, Mr George
Conservative
Signed on 10 February 2004
Tatton
Pickles, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 11 March 2004
Brentwood and Ongar
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 5 January 2004
Mid Bedfordshire
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 18 December 2003
South West Bedfordshire
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 7 January 2004
Meriden
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 10 December 2003
Castle Point
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
East Devon
Syms, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
Poole
Walter, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2003
North Dorset
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2003
Upminster
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2004
Leominster
Wilshire, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 11 February 2004
Spelthorne

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.