East of England Regional Select Committee
The East of England Regional Select Committee was one of nine regional
Prime Minister in June 2007.[2] The committee came into existence on 1 January 2009 and ceased to exist upon the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010.[3][4]
The purpose of the committee was "to examine regional strategies and the work of regional bodies" in the East of England.
Membership
The committee was first appointed on 3 March 2009 by the House of Commons, but only contained 5 Labour members as opposed to the 9 members from various parties as was agreed in the motion of 12 November 2008, due to the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats refusing to nominate any members as a sign of their opposition to the existence of regional committees.[5]
Member | Party | Constituency | ||
Margaret Moran MP (Chair) | Labour | Luton South | ||
Charles Clarke MP | Labour | Norwich South | ||
Dr. Ian Gibson MP | Labour | Norwich North | ||
Patrick Hall MP | Labour | Bedford | ||
Tony Wright MP | Labour | Great Yarmouth |
Source: Parliament website