Regional development agencies and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill - Business and Enterprise Committee Contents

Annex A

  (a)  The West Midlands Business Council (WMBC) is a UK First—the first time independent business representative organisations have chosen to come together to speak with one voice on the key regional business issues. No other region of the UK has such an organisation;

  (b)  WMBC is an umbrella organisation for the whole West Midlands region—covering Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, & Worcestershire together with Birmingham/Coventry/Wolverhampton and the West Midlands conurbation.

  (c)  The member organisations of WMBC are:

Asian Business Forum

Association of Colleges

British Ceramic Confederation

Business in the Community

Chartered Institute of Building

Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce

Co-operatives West Midlands

Country Land and Business Association

Engineering Employers' Federation

Federation of Small Businesses

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

Institute of Directors

Institution of Civil Engineers

Midland Association of Restaurants, Caterers and Entertainment

National Farmers' Union

National Federation of Retail Newsagents

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

UK IT Association

West Midlands Developers Alliance

West Midlands Higher Education Association

West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum

19 September 2008

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Prepared 13 March 2009