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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Denzil Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the names and occupations are of the members of the Longbridge Task Force. [119016] Mr. Alan Johnson: The members of the Rover Task Force have been drawn from a wide range of organisations and between them represent the regional key partners in the West Midlands region. The original membership has expanded to 20 under the chairmanship of Alex Stephenson, who also chairs the Regional Development Agency, Advantage West Midlands. The current members and their occupations are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Member Occupation Alex Stephenson Task Force Chair and Chairman of Advantage West Midlands Sue Battle Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Colin Beardwood Councillor, Worcestershire County Council and Chair of the Regional Chamber of the Local Government Association Kumar Bhattacharyya Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Warwick University Albert Bore Leader of Birmingham City Council and university lecturer Gerard Coyne TGWU Regional Industrial Organiser and Birmingham City councillor David Cragg Chief Executive of Birmingham and Solihull TEC Tom Watson Policy Adviser to the AEEU Nick Paul Chair of CBI and also Deputy Chief Executive of IMI PLC Mike Wright Vice Chancellor of Aston University David Ritchie Regional Director, Government Office for the West Midlands Rosemary Thew Regional Director, West Midlands Employment Service Mr. Graham Broome Chief Executive Officer, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Richard Burden MP MP, Northfield constituency in Birmingham Rt. Revd Mark Santer Bishop of Birmingham David Botterill Chief Executive, Engineering Employers Federation Ian Pearson MP MP, Dudley South constituency Sir Norman Fowler MP MP, Sutton Coldfield constituency Bill Holmes Midlands Secretary of Manufacturing, Science and Finance Trades Union and regional Chair of the TUC David Nicholas Managing Director, Unipart Keith Hirst Chief Executive of Metsec PLC and Chair of Black Country Consortium _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

119016; 348 c436W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Membership Public appointments Rover Group Longbridge Task Force Longbridge

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