House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Oct 2002 (pt 18)

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RDA Members

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the process by which (a) chairmen and (b) members of regional development agencies are appointed. [75238]

Alan Johnson: The process for appointing both the Regional Development Agency Chairs and Board Members is run according to the Code of Practice issued by the Office for the Commissioner of Public Appointments (OCPA).

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Appointments are made on merit, following open competition, application and formal interviews. Each applicant is assessed against the selection criteria, as set out in the person specification for the post. Some candidates for the RDA Chair positions were identified through executive search. These candidates went through the same process (including interviews) and were assessed on the same criteria as candidates who responded to the advertisement.

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the members of each regional development agency stating for each member the (a) date of, (b) length of, their appointment and (c) their qualifications for the job. [75237]

Ms Hewitt: The dates of appointment for current Regional Development Agency (RDA) board members are detailed in the table below.

The Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 states that in appointing members to the RDA Boards, ''the Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of appointing a person who has experience of, and has shown capacity in, some matter relevant to the functions of the agency.''

Board members' backgrounds include trade unions, the voluntary sector and rural interests; and at least half the members have current or recent business experience. On each RDA board, four of the board members are drawn from local government.

Before being appointed to the boards, potential board members are assessed against the criteria set out in the person specification for the posts.

Date of first appointment Date of re-appointment Expiry date of appointment

Advantage West Midlands

Stephenson Alex 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Barnes Richard 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Bhattacharyya Kumar 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Bore Albert 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Davies Sue 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Harris Anthony 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Holmes Bill 11/02/02 13/12/04

Kaur Stubbs

Sukhvinder 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

King Christine 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Moore Isabella 14/12/01 13/12/04

Price Norman 14/04/00 13/04/03

Sealey Tony 14/12/01 13/12/04

Sparkes David 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Tilsley Paul 14/12/01 13/12/04

Woods-Scawen Brian 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

East of England Regional Development Agency

Watts Vincent 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Ali Roger 14/12/01 13/12/04

Bagnall Ruth 14/12/01 13/12/04

Brinton Sal 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Cereste Marco 14/12/01 13/12/04

Cherry Alan 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Grant Greg 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Martin Peter 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Murray Leo 14/12/01 13/12/04

Paveley Chris 14/12/01 13/12/04

Powell Richard 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Reyner Neville 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Shariff Yasmin 14/12/01 13/12/04

Skinner Marie 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

East Midlands Development Agency

Mapp Derek 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Bilgan Kashmir 14/12/01 13/12/04

Bradford Jane 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Carr Bryan 14/12/99 14/12/02 13/12/05

Chapman Graham 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Gadsby Peter 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Gardner Gill 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Gemmell Samantha 14/12/01 13/12/04

McLeod Jonathan 14/12/01 13/12/04

Patel Rita 14/12/01 13/12/04

Ramsden Peter 14/12/01 13/12/04

Scarborough Andrew 14/12/01 13/12/04

Morgan-Webb Patricia 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Whittaker Ron 14/12/99 14/12/02 13/12/05

Wood Christine 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

North West Development Agency

Gray Bryan 01/04/02 31/03/05

Chamberlain Neville 14/12/01 13/12/04

Doyle Miichael 14/12/98 14/12/02 13/12/02

Dunning John 14/12/98 14/12/02 13/12/04

Goodey Felicity 14/12/98 14/12/02 13/12/02

Harris Martin 14/12/01 13/12/04

Jeanes Clive 14/12/98 14/12/02 13/12/03

Lane Pauleen 14/12/01 13/12/04

Leese Richard 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Manning Alan 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Mendoros Dennis 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Reade Kath 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Ruia Anil 14/12/01 13/12/04

Smith Brenda 14/12/01 13/12/04

Storey Michael 14/12/01 13/12/04

One North East

Bridge John 14/12/98 16/07/01 13/12/03

Arkley Alistair 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/03

Cantle-Jones Tim 07/12/01 13/12/04

Dennis Barbara 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/03

Edwards Christopher 07/12/01 13/12/04

Fisher Jackie 07/12/01 13/12/04

Hodgson Geoff 07/12/01 13/12/04

Hughes Philllip 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/04

Maudslay Richard 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/04

Nolan Jane 07/12/01 13/12/04

Stringfellow Rita 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/02

Walsh David 07/12/01 13/12/04

Williams John 14/12/98 07/02/02 13/12/02

Wilson Susan 14/12/98 19/12/01 13/12/01

South East England Development Agency

Willett Allan 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Bodfish Ken 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Booth Clive 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

Brathwaite James 14/12/01 13/12/04

Brighouse Elizabeth 14/12/01 13/12/04

Camfield Barry 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/03

Douglas Robert 14/12/01 13/12/04

Kong Janis 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/04

McAnally Mary 01/11/00 31/10/03

Oliver Kit 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Read Peter 01/11/00 31/10/03

Thornber Thomas

(Kenneth) 14/12/01 13/12/04

Ward Sarah 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Williams Caroline 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

Wilson Kevin 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/02

South West of England Regional Development Agency

Lickiss Michael 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Ansari Doris 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Buckland Nicholas 14/12/01 13/12/04

Chalke Peter 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Costley Nigel 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Holland Helen 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Kemp Brian 14/12/01 13/12/04

Leece Michael 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Morris Alfred 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Nicholl Robin 14/12/01 13/12/04

Pope Jeremy 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Porritt Jonathon 15/12/99 15/12/02 14/12/02

Skellett Colin 14/12/01 13/12/04

Yorkshire Forward

Hall Graham 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Ashcroft John 15/12/99 14/12/02

Barker Muriel 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Bosomworth Eileen 14/12/01 13/12/04

Coburn Jeanne 17/10/00 16/10/03

Cummins Julian 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Greenwood Brian 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Gregory Richard 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Haskins Christopher 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Hougton Stephen 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Jagger Paul 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

King Christopher 14/12/01 13/12/04

Malik Adeeba 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

Pinnock Kathryn 14/12/01 13/12/04

Warhurst Pamela 14/12/98 14/12/01 13/12/01

	Date of first appointment	Date of re-appointment	Expiry date of appointment
Advantage West Midlands

Stephenson Alex	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Barnes Richard	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Bhattacharyya Kumar	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Bore Albert	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Davies Sue	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Harris Anthony	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Holmes Bill	11/02/02		13/12/04
Kaur Stubbs
Sukhvinder	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
King Christine	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Moore Isabella	14/12/01		13/12/04
Price Norman	14/04/00		13/04/03
Sealey Tony	14/12/01		13/12/04
Sparkes David	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Tilsley Paul	14/12/01		13/12/04
Woods-Scawen Brian	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
East of England Regional Development Agency

Watts Vincent	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Ali Roger	14/12/01		13/12/04
Bagnall Ruth	14/12/01		13/12/04
Brinton Sal	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Cereste Marco	14/12/01		13/12/04
Cherry Alan	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Grant Greg	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Martin Peter	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Murray Leo	14/12/01		13/12/04
Paveley Chris	14/12/01		13/12/04
Powell Richard	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Reyner Neville	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Shariff Yasmin	14/12/01		13/12/04
Skinner Marie	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
East Midlands Development Agency

Mapp Derek	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Bilgan Kashmir	14/12/01		13/12/04
Bradford Jane	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Carr Bryan	14/12/99	14/12/02	13/12/05
Chapman Graham	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Gadsby Peter	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Gardner Gill	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Gemmell Samantha	14/12/01		13/12/04
McLeod Jonathan	14/12/01		13/12/04
Patel Rita	14/12/01		13/12/04
Ramsden Peter	14/12/01		13/12/04
Scarborough Andrew	14/12/01		13/12/04
Morgan-Webb Patricia	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Whittaker Ron	14/12/99	14/12/02	13/12/05
Wood Christine	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
North West Development Agency

Gray Bryan	01/04/02		31/03/05
Chamberlain Neville	14/12/01		13/12/04
Doyle Miichael	14/12/98	14/12/02	13/12/02
Dunning John	14/12/98	14/12/02	13/12/04
Goodey Felicity	14/12/98	14/12/02	13/12/02
Harris Martin	14/12/01		13/12/04
Jeanes Clive	14/12/98	14/12/02	13/12/03
Lane Pauleen	14/12/01		13/12/04
Leese Richard	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Manning Alan	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Mendoros Dennis	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Reade Kath	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Ruia Anil	14/12/01		13/12/04
Smith Brenda	14/12/01		13/12/04
Storey Michael	14/12/01		13/12/04
One North East

Bridge John	14/12/98	16/07/01	13/12/03
Arkley Alistair	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/03
Cantle-Jones Tim	07/12/01		13/12/04
Dennis Barbara	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/03
Edwards Christopher	07/12/01		13/12/04
Fisher Jackie	07/12/01		13/12/04
Hodgson Geoff	07/12/01		13/12/04
Hughes Philllip	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/04
Maudslay Richard	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/04
Nolan Jane	07/12/01		13/12/04
Stringfellow Rita	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/02
Walsh David	07/12/01		13/12/04
Williams John	14/12/98	07/02/02	13/12/02
Wilson Susan	14/12/98	19/12/01	13/12/01
South East England Development Agency

Willett Allan	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Bodfish Ken	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Booth Clive	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
Brathwaite James	14/12/01		13/12/04
Brighouse Elizabeth	14/12/01		13/12/04
Camfield Barry	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/03
Douglas Robert	14/12/01		13/12/04
Kong Janis	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/04
McAnally Mary	01/11/00		31/10/03
Oliver Kit	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Read Peter	01/11/00		31/10/03
Thornber Thomas
(Kenneth)	14/12/01		13/12/04
Ward Sarah	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Williams Caroline	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
Wilson Kevin	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/02
South West of England Regional Development Agency

Lickiss Michael	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Ansari Doris	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Buckland Nicholas	14/12/01		13/12/04
Chalke Peter	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Costley Nigel	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Holland Helen	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Kemp Brian	14/12/01		13/12/04
Leece Michael	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Morris Alfred	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Nicholl Robin	14/12/01		13/12/04
Pope Jeremy	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Porritt Jonathon	15/12/99	15/12/02	14/12/02
Skellett Colin	14/12/01		13/12/04
Yorkshire Forward

Hall Graham	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Ashcroft John	15/12/99	14/12/02
Barker Muriel	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Bosomworth Eileen	14/12/01		13/12/04
Coburn Jeanne	17/10/00		16/10/03
Cummins Julian	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Greenwood Brian	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Gregory Richard	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Haskins Christopher	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Hougton Stephen	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Jagger Paul	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
King Christopher	14/12/01		13/12/04
Malik Adeeba	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01
Pinnock Kathryn	14/12/01		13/12/04
Warhurst Pamela	14/12/98	14/12/01	13/12/01

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Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the known political affiliations of members of the regional development agencies, stating whether she and her predecessors (a) had this information at the time of appointment of and (b) took account of the information when making the appointment. [75235]

Ms Hewitt: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 8 July 2002, Official Report, column 674W, which listed the political affiliation of Regional Development Agency (RDA) board members as declared under the Office for the Commissioner of Public Appointments (OCPA) Code of Practice.

This information is required under the OCPA code as part of the application process for all public appointments. It is not part of the information used when deciding whom to appoint. The exception to this is the four local authority posts on each RDA board. Information on political affiliation is taken into account by Ministers making these appointments, as the aim is for RDA boards to reflect generally the political make up of their region. However, even for local authority appointments, political balance is a secondary consideration to the overriding principle of appointment on merit.

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Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the number of applicants for each vacancy for membership of the regional development agencies. [75236]

Ms Hewitt: Information on the current appointments process for RDA board members (outside London) is set out in the table below.

RDA Post Number of Applications⁽⁸⁾

AWM Business 34

Local Authority⁽⁹⁾ 13

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 2

NWDA Business⁽¹¹⁾ 52

Local Authority 13

Voluntary Sector⁽¹¹⁾ 22

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 1

EMDA Local Authority 12

Trade Union 3

Business⁽¹²⁾ 7

Higher/Further

Education⁽¹²⁾ 1

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 2

SEEDA Business⁽⁹⁾ 59

Local Authority⁽⁹⁾ 33

Rural 6

Voluntary Sector⁽¹²⁾ 1

Social Enterprise⁽¹²⁾ 2

Higher/Further

Education⁽¹²⁾ 1

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 2

Yorkshire Forward Business⁽¹³⁾ 37

Higher/Further

Education⁽¹²⁾ 3

Local Authority⁽¹²⁾ 3

Rural⁽¹³⁾ 4

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 4

ONE Business⁽⁹⁾ 33

Local Authority 24

Trade Union 7

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 1

EEDA Business 42

Local Authority⁽⁹⁾ 15

Trade Union⁽¹²⁾ 1

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 3

SWRDA Business 51

Higher Education 12

Local Authority 23

Social Enterprise 15

Trade Union⁽¹²⁾ 1

Voluntary Sector⁽¹²⁾ 2

Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾ 5

RDA	Post	Number of Applications⁽⁸⁾
AWM	Business	34
	Local Authority⁽⁹⁾	13
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	2
NWDA	Business⁽¹¹⁾	52
	Local Authority	13
	Voluntary Sector⁽¹¹⁾	22
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	1
EMDA	Local Authority	12
	Trade Union	3
	Business⁽¹²⁾	7
	Higher/Further
Education⁽¹²⁾	1
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	2
SEEDA	Business⁽⁹⁾	59
	Local Authority⁽⁹⁾	33
	Rural	6
	Voluntary Sector⁽¹²⁾	1
	Social Enterprise⁽¹²⁾	2
	Higher/Further
Education⁽¹²⁾	1
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	2
Yorkshire Forward	Business⁽¹³⁾	37
	Higher/Further
Education⁽¹²⁾	3
	Local Authority⁽¹²⁾	3
	Rural⁽¹³⁾	4
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	4
ONE	Business⁽⁹⁾	33
	Local Authority	24
	Trade Union	7
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	1
EEDA	Business	42
	Local Authority⁽⁹⁾	15
	Trade Union⁽¹²⁾	1
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	3
SWRDA	Business	51
	Higher Education	12
	Local Authority	23
	Social Enterprise	15
	Trade Union⁽¹²⁾	1
	Voluntary Sector⁽¹²⁾	2
	Multiple⁽¹⁰⁾	5

Notes:

⁽⁸⁾ Some candidates applied for posts in more than one region.

⁽⁹⁾ 2 posts.

⁽¹⁰⁾ Applicant claimed primary experience in more than one sector.

⁽¹¹⁾ NWDA needs 1 business person and 1 either business or voluntary sector.

⁽¹²⁾ No vacancy in this field on this board.

⁽¹³⁾ Yorkshire Forward needs 2 business people, ideally 1 with a strong link to the rural economy.

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