The South West Regional Select Committee was one of nine regional select committees of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The establishment of the committee was agreed by the House of Commons on 12 November 2008,House of Commons Hansard Debates from 12 Nov 2008 - Regional Select Committees Motion following the appointment of 'regional ministers' by Gordon Brown on his appointment as Prime Minister in June 2007.BBC News - In full: Brown's government The committee came into existence on 1 January 2009 and ceased to exist upon the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010.Votes and Proceedings for 12 November 2010, Item 10.Standing Orders of the House of Commons, Standing Order 152F.
The purpose of the Committee was "to examine regional strategies and the work of regional bodies" in the South West.
Membership The committee was first appointed on 3 March 2009 by the House of Commons, but only contained 5 Labour members as opposed to the 9 members from various parties as was agreed in the motion of 12 November 2008, due to the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats refusing to nominate any members as a sign of their opposition to the existence of regional committees.House of Commons Hansard - 3 March 2009 - Col 791
Member Party Constituency Alison Seabeck MP (Chair) Labour Plymouth Devonport Roger Berry MP Labour Kingswood David Drew MP Labour Stroud Kerry McCarthy MP Labour Bristol East Doug Naysmith MP Labour Bristol North West
Source: Parliament website
Changes Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Leader of the House. Such changes are shown below.
Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 10 November 2009 Linda Gilroy MP (Labour) Plymouth Sutton → Roger Berry MP (Labour) Kingswood Hansard
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