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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
LOCAL COUNCILLOR APPOINTEE TO THE SOUTH WEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (9 December 2003)

Motion Details

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.

Sponsored by:
Mr Adrian Flook (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
38
88%
 
 
Independent
2
5%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (43 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir John Butterfill
Con
Sir Christopher Chope
Christchurch
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Con
Charles Hendry
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Lord Pickles
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Mr Anthony Steen
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire

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