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Regional Government: Ministerial Duties

Volume 462: debated on Tuesday 10 July 2007

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Mr. Prisk

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what the responsibilities are of the newly appointed regional Ministers; and which public bodies are accountable to them; (148413)

(2) to whom the newly appointed regional Ministers report; and what (a) personnel and (b) financial resources are available to them to undertake their responsibilities;

(3) what powers the newly appointed regional ministers have in relation to (a) Government regional offices, (b) regional assemblies and (c) regional development agencies.

The Prime Minister

I refer the hon. Member to the Command Paper “The Governance of Britain” (Cm 7170) published on Tuesday 3 July 2007. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House.