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Scottish Office

Answer

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the current membership of the board of the Cairngorms partnership indicating in the case of those individuals currently on local authorities whether they are also now members of the new shadow unitary authorities; and if the membership of the board of the Cairngorms partnership will be reviewed as a result of local government reform. [9577] Mr. Kynoch: [holding answer 17 January 1996]: The information requested is as follows: Mr. David Laird (Chairman) Dr. Robert Aitken Mr. Stuart Black Mr. Richard Cooke Mr. Roy Dennis Mr. Robert Dunsmore Ms Helen Geddes Mr. John Grant Mr. Stuart Housden Mr. Simon Miller Dr. Roger Owen Mrs. Sheena Slimon Mr. Hamish Swan Dr. Adam Watson Local authorities representatives _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Current local authority Elected to new council Councillor Mary Levie Grampian Regional Council -- Councillor Norman Donald Gordon District Council -- Councillor Tom Donoghue Kincardine and Deeside District Council Aberdeenshire Councillor Ian Lawson Moray District Council -- Councillor Basil Dunlop Highland Regional Council Highland Councillor Charles Haggerty Badenoch and Strathspey District Council -- Councillor Alex Shand Tayside Regional Council Angus Councillor Andrew Thomson Angus District Council -- Councillor Alex Murray Perth and Kinross District Council Perth and Kinross _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The nine local authority representatives serve on the board until 31 March 1996. The partnership will shortly be approaching the new shadow unitary authorities seeking their nominations for representation on the board.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

9577; 269 c777-8W;269 c775-6W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Councillors Local government Public appointments Reform Cairngorms Partnership