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The boundaries of the four proposed unitary authorities, which I intend to establish in April 1995, correspond to those of the existing district councils. Where the boundaries of unitary authorities and existing authorities coincide in this way I propose as a general rule to consult the local authorities concerned about the desirability of holding elections for the whole council in the May preceding the 1 April reorganisation date. Accordingly, I am now consulting the majority and minority groups on each district council, and Cleveland county council, to seek their views about whether or not elections should be held in May 1994. I will make a further announcement about the outcome of that consultation.

An order giving effect to the commission's recommendations for Cleveland, with the aforementioned modifications, will be laid before the House in due course. A copy of my letter to Sir John Banham has been placed in the Library.

Urban Development Corporations

Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the members currently appointed to each urban development corporation.

Mr. Baldry : The members currently appointed to the urban development corporations are as follows :

1. Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation

Chairman :

Sir Reginald Eyre

Deputy Chairman :

Sir Richard Knowles

Members :

Albert Bore

Randal Brew, JP OBE

David Brooks

Fred Chapman, JP

Ms Hazel Duffy

Mrs. Cath Finegan

Reg Hales, JP

Paul Sabapathy

Jim Shedden

Michael Wilcox, JP

2. Black Country Development Corporation

Chairman :

Sir William Francis

Deputy Chairman :

Christopher Hawkins

Members :

James Antill

Mike Bird

Roger Burman

Bill Clarke

John Edwards

Ian Flanagan

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Dr. Diana Green

Hugh Ellis Rees

Rupert Nabarro

Michael Worley, JP

3. Bristol Development Corporation

Chairman :

Christopher Thomas

Deputy Chairman :

Andrew Reid

Members :

Mrs. Stella Clarke

Phillip Gregory

Geoffrey Matthews

Lady Merrison

John Portch

Graham Robertson

Sir Robert Wall

David Yorke, FRICS

4. Central Manchester Development Corporation

Chairman :

Dr. James Grigor, OBE

Deputy Chairman :

Derek Boothman

Members :

Ken Alford

Ms Deborah Buchanan

Peter Carmichael

Jack Flanagan

Raymond Gerrard

Mrs. Joyce Hill, OBE

Sir Robert Scott

Graham Stringer

5. Leeds Development Corporation

Chairman :

Peter Hartley

Deputy Chairman :

John Hardman

Members :

Andrew Carter

Edward Holroyd, FCA

John Jackson

Baroness Lockwood

David Richardson

Jon Trickett

Brian Walker

6. Merseyside Development Corporation

Chairman :

Sir Desmond Pitcher

Deputy Chairman :

Clive Lewis, FRICS

Members :

Leslie T Byrom, FRICS IRRV

Eric Clarke

Mrs. Muriel Downs

John Hale, IPFA

Dr. John Handley

Professor Michael Parkinson

Geoff Prince

Mrs. Paula Ridley, JP

Harry Rimmer

Dr. Protasia Torkington

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7. Plymouth Development Corporation

Chairman :

Sir Robert Gerken

Deputy Chairman :

John Ingham

Members :

Mrs. Nicola Cutts

Simon Day

Tudor Evans

Philip Hamilton

Johnathan Harris, FRICS

Mrs. Jacqueline Gourlay

Mrs. Jean Nelder

Tom Savery

8. Sheffield Development Corporation

Chairman :

Hugh R. Sykes

Deputy Chairman :

Norman Adsetts, OBE

Members :

Ms Jenny Bacon

Mike Bower

Mike Buckley

Mrs. Janet Cohen

Frank Eul

David Heslop, OBE

Peter Newman

Derek Nice

Professor Gareth Roberts

Alfred A. Wood, CBE

9. Teeside Development Corporation

Chairman :

Ron Norman, OBE

Deputy Chairman :

Lord Dormand of Easington

Members :

Sandy Anderson

Mrs. Susan Bush

Michael Carr

Alan H. Cherry, MBE

Lady Diana Eccles

Bryan Hanson, OBE

Roger Kingdon, CBE

Ian Mathieson

John Sutcliffe

Lawrie Wild, JP

10. Trafford Park Development Corporation

Chairman :

Bill Morgan

Deputy Chairman :

Anthony Russell, JP

Members :

James Barker

Peter Collins, JP

Ms Beverley Hughes

Geoffrey Lord

William Moores

Hugh Richards, FRICS

Derek H. Roberts

Colin Warbick, MIMI

11. Tyne and Wear Development Corporation

Chairman :

Sir Paul Nicholson

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